DEVELOPING STORY: Hundreds of motorists are stranded tonight on Interstate 80 in California after a monster blizzard slammed into the region. The Sierra Nevada is expecting as much as 10 feet of snow.
“AAANNNDD WE’RE CLOSED!!” the California Highway Patrol posted on X, saying the closure was due to “spin outs, high winds, and low visibility. No estimated time of reopening the freeway.”
A 100-mile stretch of the interstate has been shut down. Watch videos below. Click here to pre-order my new book, “Twilight’s Last Gleaming: Can America Be Saved?”
Blizzard. I-80 is a parking lot. It’s getting dark. #blizzard #California #snow #donnersummit @bclemms #CAwx pic.twitter.com/tcxC88Sosx
— Jonathan Petramala (@jpetramala) March 2, 2024
UPDATE: Hundreds of cars stranded on I-80 near the Donner Summit…blizzard winds and heaviest snow of the storm starting. It’s a race to see if they can clear the interstate before cars get too buried. @bclemms #california #snow #blizzard #donnerpass #CAwx pic.twitter.com/6vOJkDmfDA
— Jonathan Petramala (@jpetramala) March 2, 2024
Blizzard, here we go! #CAwx #Blizzard pic.twitter.com/XqOx07NnFY
— Michael Steinberg (@MichaelWX18) March 2, 2024
Very heavy snow in Truckee right now! Huge flakes coming down hard, snow rates like 2-3+ inches and hour! #CAwx #Blizzard pic.twitter.com/RbIJoWVFdV
— Michael Steinberg (@MichaelWX18) March 2, 2024