A winter storm dropped a foot of snow on parts of Colorado on Tuesday, bringing high winds and closing highways, with more accumulation possible in some areas.
A foot of snow fell at the Eisenhower Tunnel, about 50 miles west of Denver. The storm was expected to drop up to 20 inches in the high mountains before moving east.
Winds gusted to 66 mph in Longmont, about 25 miles north of Denver, National Weather Service meteorologist Scott Entrekin said.
Some ski resorts were also expected to get a foot of snow, and the Weather Service said near-blizzard conditions were possible on high mountain passes.
Officials closed a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 70 in the mountains west of Denver for much of the day. Stretches of U.S. 6 and and U.S. 285 were also closed.
Much of the central mountains were under a winter storm warning, and a high-wind warning was in place for all of eastern Colorado.
Transportation officials advised against driving tall vehicles on Interstate 25 north of Fort Collins.
