Drivers skid and crash as wintery mix grips central US then moves east Road conditions were deteriorating Saturday in the central U.S. as a mix of snow, ice and plunging temperatures arrived, with forecasts calling for the dreaded combo to spread eastward in the coming days.
By Saturday evening, widespread heavy snow was likely between central Kansas and Indiana, especially along and north of Interstate 70, where there was a high chance of at least 8 inches of snow (20 centimeters).
Part of the interstate closed in central Kansas by Saturday afternoon.
The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually stays penned up around the North Pole, spinning like a top.
Rigs also jackknifed and went into ditches, said Trooper Ben Gardner of the Kansas Highway Patrol.
