Some Sierra Spots Report More Than 2’ Of Snow Over Past 24 Hours; Chain Controls In Effect

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BLUE CANYON (CBS13) — While the tempest has trailed disconnected and the prima is present shining successful galore parts of the vale Monday morning, the Sierra is continuing to beryllium deed with snow.

Impressive snowfall totals are already being reported successful galore spots.

According to the National Weather Service, Donner Pass and Soda Springs person seen 29” of snowfall implicit the past 24 hours arsenic of Monday. The Sierra Snow Lab has besides seen 27” of snowfall successful that aforesaid time.

Chain controls are present successful effect connected each large Sierra highways. Interstate 80 is R-2 connected some eastbound and westbound from Boca to Nyack – and each commercialized vehicles are being turned astir astatine this time.

Highway 50 was closed for a clip owed to a rockslide adjacent Echo Summit but is present backmost unfastened with concatenation controls from Meyers to astir the 4,500’ elevation mark.

Highway 88 astatine Carson Spur is closed for avalanche power and nary estimated clip of reopening has been fixed yet.

Chain controls are successful place. This was taken connected road 20 adjacent road 80. @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/q4xRwn19MY

— Renee Santos (@RSantosTV) October 25, 2021

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Highway 89 has concatenation controls successful effect from Picketts Junction successful Alpine County to 2.7 miles southbound of the Highway 50 Junction. Further, chains are besides required from Bliss State Park to Sugar Pine State Park and from Truckee to Sattley.