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.
As a second atmospheric river takes aim at Northern California, the Sacramento office of the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for Monday through Wednesday
Despite getting off to a strong start, California's snowpack has dropped "well below average" after a dry January put a dent into the early season recording, state water officials said Friday.
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.
Northern California will see another triple threat of rain, snow and wind before 2024 comes to an end.
A driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI after driving their Jeep onto the slopes of a Northern California ski resort, becoming stuck in the process.
A fresh coating of snow is blanketing the Sierra Nevada on Monday, causing a traffic mess along high country roads.
I-80 was closed for a time Monday morning as spinouts plagued the area.
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.
The wettest of the two storm systems of the week in the Sacramento Valley and in the Sierra arrived on Friday with the main event expected to arrive Friday night.
Sacramento and Stockton received record rainfall on Friday. Showers continue through the weekend with more rain and snow through early next week.
Here is the latest on an atmospheric river that has been moving through Northern California this week.
An atmospheric river is bearing down on Northern California.
With winter driving conditions setting in, the cost of tire chains is at an all-time high.
Chain controls were in effect in the Sierra.
Wet weather is finally starting to hit the Sierra and Foothills this fall. People up I-80 were woken up to the sound of rain and some snowfall, but Caltrans said I-80 is ready for winter travel.
The Northern California high Sierra Nevada region saw its first chain controls of the season as a series of storms move through the region.
Temperatures are dropping this week, and things will be really cold up in the high country.
This was the first time since 2004 that Palisades Tahoe saw August snowfall.
Crews were still working to fully reopen Interstate 80 in Northern California following a Tesla semi-truck fire near Emigrant Gap.
