DEC. 20, 2012 - The snow started at about 2:30 a.m. in St. Joseph. Roads were already covered with at least a dusting an hour later.
Photographer: Sarah Hollenbeck KSHB-TV
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Posted: 12/20/2012
Here is a list of roads that have been closed by winter conditions in Kansas and Missouri.
MISSOURI (State Road Condition Map http://maps.modot.mo.gov/timi/ )
1:53 p.m.: I-29 is open from Hwy 116 to the Iowa State Line.
8:37 a.m.: "@KansasCityScout: My KC Scout Traffic Alert Update 6: Incident on I-470 WB (East/West) PAST COLBERN RD. All lanes closed. Read more at http://bit.ly/VTGOyB "
8:33 a.m.: NB lanes of 169 at 175th are closed because of a multi-vehicle accident. No serious injuries were reported.
8:20 a.m.: "@KansasCityScout: My KC Scout Traffic Alert Update 5: Incident on I-29 NB BEFORE I-435
All lanes closed. Read more at http://bit.ly/VTELLb "
7:35 a.m.: Northbound lanes of I-29 are closed from Kansas City International Airport to Platte City. Both directions remain closed from mile marker 56 in St. Joseph to the Iowa state line.
7:10 a.m.: MoDOT has closed I-29 from mile marker 56 in St. Joseph to the Iowa state line until further notice.
7 a.m.: The Cameron Police Department reports the ramp from US 36 to US 69 is CLOSED.
5:58 a.m.: NB I-29 closed at 92 Highway, per Kansas City Scout.
5:20 a.m.:: Southbound lanes of Interstate 29, north of St. Joseph, are closed because of a crash involving a semi truck.
KANSAS (State Road Condition Map http://511.ksdot.org/ )
As of 7:20 a.m. all routes are open in Northwest Kansas.
As of 7:00 a.m. TODAY, Thursday, December 20, all lanes of eastbound and westbound US-36 from Wathena to the Kansas/Missouri state line in Doniphan County NOW CLOSED due to multiple slide-offs and poor visibility from adverse near blizzard conditions in the area.
As of 1:30 a.m. I-70 is now open in Kansas.
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