California authorities closed 100 miles of Interstate 80 on Friday as the season's biggest snowstorm hit the Sierra Nevada, where residents were urged to take shelter and stay safe. 'away from the roads as they prepared for up to 10 feet of snow in some areas. and devastating winds.
“AAAANNNDD WE ARE CLOSED!!” The California Highway Patrol posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying the closure was due to “fallout, high winds and low visibility.” No estimated time when the highway will reopen.
Authorities closed the highway in both directions after 5 p.m., on a day when the majority of more than a dozen ski resorts around Lake Tahoe were closed, a tornado touched down in central California and visitors to Yosemite National Park were asked to leave. The 100-mile (160-kilometer) closure is at the state line from just west of Reno, Nevada, to near Emigrant Gap, California.
KTLA's Rick Chambers reports March 1, 2024.
Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/ap-parts-of-the-sierra-nevada-likely-to-get-10-feet-of-snow-from-powerful-storm-by-weekend/
