Authorities in Kansas had closed a 240-mile stretch of Interstate 70 west of Salina earlier in the day.

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Interstate 70 was also snow-packed and a 90-mile stretch of that road was closed between Salina and Hays.

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Expansion of the port at Salina Cruz and the railway to it across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec would help too.

ECONOMIST: All roads lead to Mexico City

The hurricane warning is in effect for parts of the Pacific coast of Mexico, from the seaport city of Salina Cruz to the resort town of Acapulco.

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