The snowfall storm continued in northern California over the weekend, leading to destructive winds and heavy snowfalls from mountain peaks to valleys. Winter storm warning is on the rise in most western states, the snowy storm warning for Sierra Nevada is still effective.
The most extreme conditions are surfacing at the highest heights in the mountains, with white conditions and storm-storm winds. After the information of drivers trapped by highway authorities Friday night, the ice has closed 70 miles of interstate 80 miles near the Nevada state line for more than a day.
The weather forecast Centre said, “Highly heavy snowfall of 2-6 inches per hour and sometimes very fast winds of more than 100 miles per hour will maintain an impossible travel conditions in Sierra Nevada. ” Officers said there is no estimated time to reopen
. The weather service has warned the threat of high to excessive snowfall from high until Sunday afternoon in the Central Sierra and Greater Lake Tahoe region. According to the weather forecast center, there was an estimated to fall about 5-12 feet of ice at Sierra’s peak by Sunday late, while the Intermountain West could be expected to walk disastrous wind of possibly over 75 miles per hour.
It says, due to these winds the tree and electric lines are likely to fall, which will result in mass electricity cuts. Moreover, the starting front will come the cold temperature in the west, thereby reducing the ice level in many valleys. ” According to the Tracking Website PowerOutage.us, California had no electricity in more than 15,000 houses and businesses on Sunday afternoon, less than 40,000.
On Sunday morning, highway patrol team in the truck shared a video of snowy position and low visibility on the I-80 section, which closed on Sunday till 6 a.m. on the Colfax and Nevada state line as on Sunday. Officers said there is no estimated time to reopen.
The severe winter storm situation in North California positions left problems for the employees working to clean up frozen snow on Sunday, causing some equipment damaged. California Transport Department officials said in a post on X, “Two out of our 10 blowers at our central center in Kingvale and six out of 20 blowers have closed from Auburn to Nevada State Line. ” In the South Lake Tahoe area, vehicles were trapped due to snowfall and the highway 50 closed for some time on Sunday morning.
Officials said no casualties were reported and employees immediately reopened the road. Yosemite National Park, which closed on Friday due to storm, partially reopened to visitors on Sunday afternoon, the park’s authorities announced on Facebook.
Park officials said, “snowfall is expected to snow in the whole park. ” Park officials warned visitors that tire chains may be needed for their vehicles and to check the road situation. By 7 pm, the snow storm warning will be effective in the park area. According to the National Weather Service in Hanford, California on Sunday.
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