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Snow levels in Nevada County have plunged to 2,500 feet and there are reports of snow sticking on Ridge Road and around Nevada City.
The back edge of the current storm is expected to clear late this afternoon, but additional snow is expected tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
Interstate 80 from was closed at 3 p.m. from Colfax to Truckee due to high winds, swirling snow, and mutliple vehicle spinouts, according to Officer Jeff Pingree of the California Highway Patrol.
In addition, Highway 20 between Nevada City and I-80 was getting worse and chain controls were in effect, according to Caltrans. No bad wrecks had been reported, but the CHP Web site showed a vehicle roll over on Banner Quaker Hill Road at 2:45 p.m.
“People should be prepared with warm clothing, food, a full tank of gas, and tire chains before they go up in the mountains,” from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, Pingree said.
Call the state road conditions hotline at 1-800-427-7623 before you leave home.
At 4:30 p.m., high winds had caused outages for 4,100 Nevada County customers, according to Brian Swanson at PG&E. They included 500 customers in Grass Valley, 2,700 in Penn Valley and 800 in Nevada City, and 100 in Washington. He did not know when they would have their power restored.
If you want to report an outage or find out about one in your neighborhood, call the PG&E outage hotline at 1-800-743-5002, Swanson said.
Trees began falling late in the morning, with two coming down on McCourtney Road and another in the Rock Creek area above Nevada City, according to Jenny McCauley of the Nevada County Public Works Department. There were no reports of major floods or slides on county roads.
A tree fell across Highway 49 near Combie Road at noontime, according to the California Highway Patrol Web site.
One lane of Highway 49 in Sierra County was blocked at 12:50 p.m. by a rock slide 10 miles south of Downieville, near North San Juan. Tire chains were required on Highway 49 as well in the Camptonville area and from Sierra City to Sattley.
In addtion, a high wind warning remains in effect until 6 p.m. for Nevada County, according to the National Weather Service in Sacramento.
Outages remain possible from downed trees and limbs and driving through the Sierra is expected to be rough at best.
Flooding is also possible and motorists should be careful in low-lying areas around streams. Some flooding was reported early Wednesday morning in Auburn and the Sacramento Valley.
The back edge of the current storm is expected to clear late this afternoon, but additional snow is expected tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
Interstate 80 from was closed at 3 p.m. from Colfax to Truckee due to high winds, swirling snow, and mutliple vehicle spinouts, according to Officer Jeff Pingree of the California Highway Patrol.
In addition, Highway 20 between Nevada City and I-80 was getting worse and chain controls were in effect, according to Caltrans. No bad wrecks had been reported, but the CHP Web site showed a vehicle roll over on Banner Quaker Hill Road at 2:45 p.m.
“People should be prepared with warm clothing, food, a full tank of gas, and tire chains before they go up in the mountains,” from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, Pingree said.
Call the state road conditions hotline at 1-800-427-7623 before you leave home.
At 4:30 p.m., high winds had caused outages for 4,100 Nevada County customers, according to Brian Swanson at PG&E. They included 500 customers in Grass Valley, 2,700 in Penn Valley and 800 in Nevada City, and 100 in Washington. He did not know when they would have their power restored.
If you want to report an outage or find out about one in your neighborhood, call the PG&E outage hotline at 1-800-743-5002, Swanson said.
Trees began falling late in the morning, with two coming down on McCourtney Road and another in the Rock Creek area above Nevada City, according to Jenny McCauley of the Nevada County Public Works Department. There were no reports of major floods or slides on county roads.
A tree fell across Highway 49 near Combie Road at noontime, according to the California Highway Patrol Web site.
One lane of Highway 49 in Sierra County was blocked at 12:50 p.m. by a rock slide 10 miles south of Downieville, near North San Juan. Tire chains were required on Highway 49 as well in the Camptonville area and from Sierra City to Sattley.
In addtion, a high wind warning remains in effect until 6 p.m. for Nevada County, according to the National Weather Service in Sacramento.
Outages remain possible from downed trees and limbs and driving through the Sierra is expected to be rough at best.
Flooding is also possible and motorists should be careful in low-lying areas around streams. Some flooding was reported early Wednesday morning in Auburn and the Sacramento Valley.
