Snow shuts down travel in areas of California, Nevada : NPR

A big snowstorm that blanketed much of the western United States more than Christmas weekend has remaining vacation complicated or not possible as various important highways are shut throughout the mountains of Northern California and Nevada.

More snow showers and the coldest temperatures in yrs are predicted above the study course of the 7 days.

As of Monday early morning Pacific time, all roads in the Sierra and US-395 north and south of Reno had been shut. Interstate 80, SR-20 and SR-49 ended up all shut down up to the Nevada state line, owing to downed trees, electric power traces and ongoing weighty snow. The roadways will very likely continue to be shut via Monday, in accordance to the condition division of transportation US-395 will remain shut concerning State Route 203 and State Route 182 because of to major snow and weak visibility.

All highways in and out of the Tahoe Basin also remained shut as of Monday afternoon. Point out DOT crews were being continuing to plow the highways, but “the present is nonetheless falling and is just not anticipated to taper off right up until night,” Caltrans mentioned. The larger Lake Tahoe place has viewed large snow all day, with snow accumulation of 6-12 inches. A wintertime storm warning remains in…