Interstate Highway 80 was shut down again in the westbound direction Friday afternoon due to a major accident after reopening in both directions several hours earlier as a potent storm continued to pound the Sierra.
The forecasters predicted the condition would whip up the waters of Lake Tahoe with waves ranging from 2 to 4 feet."Total snow accumulations of 8 to 15 inches at lake level and 1 to 2 feet at the Sierra crest," the forecasters predicted for the second pulse."Winds could gust as high as 60 mph along Sierra ridgelines.
The UC Sierra Snow Lab at near Donner Summit on I-80 already had a foot of new snow by 1 p.m. Thursday. "We have had 16.5" of snow in the last 24 hours," the researcher tweeted."Cold temperatures have given us light and fluffy snow with a snow-to-liquid ratio* of 16.5:1. We're expecting snowfall to increase today and tomorrow with another 3-4 feet by Saturday morning."
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