This latest storm approaches as California mountain communities are still digging out from epic snowfall during the past week.
remains closed after snow depths reached up to 15 feet in some areas, with no estimated date for reopening.in California as of midday Friday, down from about 100,000 earlier in the week, with more than 10,000 of the outages in Nevada County to the northeast of Sacramento.For the Sierra Nevada, the National Weather Service is forecasting an additional 1 to 5 feet of snow this weekend at levels above 3,000 feet, and 4 to 18 inches down to 2,000 feet, with gusts up to 55 mph.
Gusts in the 35 to 50 mph range should result in blowing snow and reduced visibilities. In addition, the wind could be strong enough to take down tree branches and weakened trees and cause more power outages.Another round of road closures Major Sierra Nevada highways that were closed earlier this week, including Interstate 80 over the Donner Pass and Highway 50 over Echo Summit, could be closed again as more snow starts to pile up this weekend. In the Northern Mountains, the National Weather Service says, “Travel will be nearly impossible across mountain roads and highway passes including highways 299, 36, 3, 101, and 199.”
⚠️ Dangerous to impossible mountain travel returns this weekend as a strong winter storm brings heavy mountain/foothill snow. Any mountain travel should be done by Friday night, as conditions deteriorate early Saturday. Please reconsider your mountain travel plans!
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