High winds, blowing snow cause closure of Highway 221 in Benton County

High winds and blowing snow have led to the closure of a 12-mile section of Highway 221, southeast of Prosser.

The Washington state Department of transportation announced the road closure at 12:45 p.m.

It involves 221 from milepost 14, near Sellards Road, to milepost 26, near the intersection with Highway 22.

It is not known when the highway will reopen because of “the weather-related nature of this closure,” the department said.

This story was originally published January 2, 2017 at 1:20 PM with the headline "High winds, blowing snow cause closure of Highway 221 in Benton County."