Incredible Footage Of Chaos In Snowy California || Blizzard Buries the Sierra Nevada

Incredible Footage Of Chaos In Snowy California || Blizzard Buries the Sierra Nevada Blizzard conditions continued to slam Northern California over the weekend with damaging winds and heavy snow dumping on mountain ridges down to the valleys....... Around 6.5 million people are under winter weather alerts across the Mountain West, with blizzard warnings still in effect for the Sierra Nevada...... A dayslong powerful blizzard that has blasted California and the West with feet of mountain snow, wind gusts as high as 190 mph and even a rare tornado will continue on Sunday before winter weather conditions subside a bit ahead of another round snow and high wind gusts returning to the region at the start of the new workweek...... The adverse weather has been fueled by a wide-reaching area of low pressure that has spanned much of the West Coast and fed a constant stream of snow that was expected to add up to 5 feet or more in the higher elevations and 2-5 feet in lower elevations where many residents live.... Several highways and mountain passes were closed due to the storm, including the busy Interstate 80 that links San Francisco to the Lake Tahoe region and Reno in Nevada via the Sierra Nevada mountain range..... CalTrans crews shut down a 50-mile stretch of the roadway Friday evening from Drum Forebay to the California-Nevada state line after multiple spinouts were reported amid blizzard conditions..... The closure extended another 15 miles farther west to Colfax, California.“(Friday) night we had a mass amount of vehicles stuck over Donner Summit and it took several hours for emergency personnel and tow trucks to reach motorists,“ officials with the California Highway Patrol posted on X..... “At one point, emergency personnel and tow trucks had a difficult time getting to motorists due to blizzard conditions.“.... Troopers worked to help clear the road of abandoned vehicles left on the freeway after drivers were taken to a safe location, reiterating there is no estimate of when I-80 will reopen..... The most extreme conditions are unfolding at the highest elevations, with whiteout conditions and hurricane-force winds in the Sierra Nevada..... Snow closed a 70-mile stretch of Interstate 80 near the Nevada state line for more than 24 hours Friday night after highway officials reported stranded drivers.... “Heavy snowfall rates of 2 to 6 inches per hour, combined with very strong winds exceeding 100 miles per hour at times, will create conditions that make travel impossible in the Sierra Nevada,” the National Weather Prediction Center said. california weather, california weather jonathan tinne, california weather storm, california weather san diego, california weather watch, california weather today, california weather today live, california weather news, california weather forecast, california weather watch michael snyder, california snow storm 2024, california snow, california snow meme, california snow storm, california snowfall, california snowpack, california snow story, california snow storm 2023, california snow ariana grande, california snow mountains, california blizzard, california blizzard 2023, heavydsparks california blizzard, california pride blizzard, california activision blizzard york times, california’s donner pass blizzard chaos, sierra nevada snowboarding, sierra nevada snow, sierra nevada snowpack 2023, sierra nevada snowpack 2024, sierra nevada snow storm, sierra nevada snowpack, sierra nevada snow 2024, sierra nevada snow park, sierra nevada snowfall, sierra nevada snowfall 2023, sierra snow, sierra snowpack 2024, sierra snow drift, sierra snowpack 2023, sierra snowman, sierra snow x factor, sierra snow lab, sierra snow removal, sierra snowstorm, sierra snowfighters