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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A dense upwind strategy bringing wind, rainfall and snowfall has begun moving into Northern California Sunday evening.
According to the National Weather Service Sacramento, Sunday nighttime is expected to bring the archetypal bigger snowfall of the play with 2-8 inches of snowfall expected successful the Sierra astatine elevations supra 5,000 feet.
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Due to the snow, respective large upland roads volition beryllium closed Sunday night, according to Caltrans District 9.
Caltrans reported that Sonora Pass would beryllium closed astatine 3 p.m., State Route 120 West would beryllium closed astatine 4 p.m., and Monitor Pass by 5 p.m.
They reported that the roads volition beryllium reassessed for information connected Monday, and volition reopen if they are deemed safe.
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The National Weather Service said the snowfall astatine those precocious elevations is expected done Monday morning. Drivers each done the Sierra are encouraged to person chains ready, hole for delays and ticker retired for slick roads.
Light rainfall is besides expected passim Northern California. Officials are informing drivers of perchance slick roads owed to the rainfall.
Light rainfall is making its mode into NorCal that whitethorn pb to slick roads. Here are the rainfall totals for this afternoon- aboriginal tomorrow. Some little isolated thunderstorms are imaginable successful the foothills, nevertheless they are not expected to origin debris flows. Drive with caution! #CAwx pic.twitter.com/rMlB6wFxye
— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) October 17, 2021
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The National Weather Service volition person a Winter Weather Advisory successful spot from 5 p.m. Sunday done 5 a.m. Monday.
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