April kicks off in the Sierra with chain controls on I-80
Just days after Northern California saw a stretch of record high temperatures, the high Sierra Nevada was once again getting snow.
Chain controls went up on Interstate 80 in the Sierra early Wednesday morning, but were lifted a little before 10 a.m.
Controls were in effect westbound from the Donner Lake Interchange to Rainbow. On the eastbound side, chain controls were in effect from Kingvale to Truckee.
Highway 50 has not seen any restrictions at this time.
Other major Sierra roads that saw chain controls Wednesday included Highways 4, 49 and 88.
Wednesday also marks the day California's Department of Water Resources will conduct its fourth snow survey of the season. As of Monday, the statewide snowpack is at about 18% of average.
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