Caltrans advises people to avoid traveling on Interstate 80 in Sierra
All traffic was being held on Interstate 80 in the Sierra due to multiple spinouts and heavy snow Thursday afternoon.
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All traffic was being held on Interstate 80 in the Sierra due to multiple spinouts and heavy snow Thursday afternoon.
Thursday's atmospheric river meant a fresh batch of snow for Northern California's high country.
Heavy snow and multiple spinouts Thursday morning had officials holding all traffic on Interstate 80 at the California and Nevada state line in the Sierra as a Winter Storm Warning went into effect.
Both directions of I-80 in the high Sierra are seeing closures due to snow and crashes, Caltrans says.
Snow storms caused drivers to be extra cautious traveling I-80 on Tuesday with the higher elevations in the Sierra getting a fresh dumping of snow.
The second peak of an ongoing atmospheric river storm arrived in Northern California Monday afternoon, prompting flood watches and a winter storm warning up in the Sierra.
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Interstate 80 in the Sierra was closed in both directions on Friday afternoon after multiple spinouts were reported and whiteout conditions were seen at Castle Peak.
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A California highway that connects the Bay Area to the Central Valley is closed Saturday afternoon after high winds caused a crash, while eastbound Interstate 80 in the Sierra is halted due to spinouts, officials say.
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