Weather
Storm Front Batters Tahoe And Sierra; Whiteout Conditions Shut Down I-80, Hwy 50
The storm could last 3 days, with wind chills plunging below zero and adding three feet or more to the already impressive snowpack.
February 24, 2023
TRUCKEE -- Residents across the Sierra were bunkering in Thursday as a fierce storm front arrived and whiteout conditions shut down traffic on I-80 and other highways.
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The storm will stretch across three days, sending wind chills plunging well below zero and adding three feet or more to the already impressive snowpack.
Conditions had already deteriorated enough to stymie drivers trying to beat the storm up to Tahoe. Caltrans and the Truckee officer of the CHP confirmed that traffic was being turned back in both directions on Interstate 80 due to spinouts and poor visibility. Eastbound traffic was being stopped in Colfax and westbound at the Nevada state line.
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