Officials warned of dangerous driving conditions and avalanches in California's Sierra Nevada and Tahoe on Thursday morning as a cold front slammed the mountain range.
Snow blanked South Lake Tahoe in California, United States on November 8, 2022 as Winter Storm warning in effect for Lake Tahoe and Nevada mountains.Officials warned of dangerous driving conditions and avalanches in California's Sierra Nevada andon Thursday morning as a cold front slammed the mountain range. A second system is expected to push snowfall through the weekend, the National Weather Service said.
An avalanche watch was issued for the Central Sierra, including the Tahoe Basin, on Thursday morning and remains in effect through 7 a.m. Friday. A watch, which advises people to be prepared, is less severe than a warning. ."Widespread, large natural and human-triggered avalanches are very likely in exposed and sheltered terrain at all elevations."Officials are warning of dangerous driving conditions across the Sierra through the weekend. Chain control went into effect on Highway 80 between Truckee and Eagle Lakes at 3:15 a.m.
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