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High Wind Prompts I-25 Closure North Of Fort Collins

DENVER (CBS4) - A winter storm moving into the Rockies was producing high wind Wednesday morning across parts of Colorado and Wyoming. There are reports of at least one semi truck knocked over on Interstate 25 near Cheyenne. A viral video on Twitter showed another losing control and crashing through the median.

As of 10:45 a.m. CDOT issued a safety closure for northbound I-25 between Wellington and the state line due to multiple crashes in Wyoming. The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning until 5 p.m. for the I-25 corridor of Larimer and Weld Counties. The warning lasts until 8 p.m. further north in Wyoming.

There is no word on when the road will be back open.

Interstate 25 wind
(credit: CDOT)

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