High winds continued to create a high fire danger and low visibility across Kansas on Sunday.
Interstate 70 was closed from the Colorado border to Colby because of blowing dust and several crashes. The eastbound lanes were open later in the day but the westbound lanes remained closed.
Gusty winds created low visibility on highways and extreme fire danger conditions across Kansas on Saturday. Severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and brought more strong winds to central and south central areas of the state. A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for much of central, south central and eastern Kansas until 9 p.m. There were several warnings issued for parts of Reno, McPherson, Harvey, Chase and Marion counties, mainly for winds of 60 to 7o mph indicated by radar.
High winds and blowing dust conditions forced the closure of eastbound Interstate 70 between Oakley and Hays for much of the day.
Grassfires were reported west of Arlington in Reno County, and northwest of Manchester in Harper County.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued a state of disaster emergency proclamation to have state resources ready to help with wildfire response.
