This is beautiful Truckee.
And you can see how much snow they've gotten.
When we last, last left you,
Rob Friday, you were talking about
Truckee getting 2 feet of snow.
So here they are right now.
So as of this moment,
if you need to do something outside,
this is probably the best time
to go out there and do this,
maybe go to work or school.
And Truckee is getting ready.
Yeah. You have a few hours till that
weather starts picking up again.
Good morning.
I'm Concetta Callahan. We do.
Weather and traffic every 10 minutes.
And today there is plenty to talk about.
First, let's take a look at school closures.
There are more than a dozen school
districts in the Sierra and foothills
with closures and delays.
This morning you can see them.
They're right there listed on your screen.
Now keep in mind some schools in
these districts will remain open,
but if you live in the Foothills,
visit abc10.com for a full
list of delays and closures.
So here we go. We have team coverage
on the severe weather from heavy
winds and rain, multiple closures.
And even Avalanche and Blizzard warnings.
Everything's on the menu today.
Let's start with meteorologist Rob Karmark,
who is tracking it all.
Rob, I guess this is the time where we
should get ready for what's to come later.
How bad is this going to
be? I I think this is going to be kind
of bad, Walt, because the problem is,
is that we've got the rain,
which is this, which is its own story.
It's going to be raining really
hard in the middle of today,
another round during the commute tomorrow.
So rain, big story, snow, big story,
just by the sheer amounts.
And then in the middle of all this.
It's the wind that's really going to make
all of these things go to the next level.
So the rain, heavy at times with a lot
of ponding even in between storms.
There's gonna be ponding on the road.
And as you would guess,
there's likely going to be some crashes
that's happening later on today.
In the mountains we have a very
rare Blizzard warning.
What is the Blizzard?
That's heavy snow combined with really
strong winds at the same time makes it
very easy to close roads for safety,
and then they could stay closed for a while.
In other words,
you can't get there from here,
from one side of the Sierra to the other,
because the whole.
Stretch of the Sierra will be
affected by that Blizzard warning,
which is happening right now,
but technically I think it's really
gonna be picking up in intensity
and impacts later on today.
So we've got a little wind,
we've got lower visibility in spots
that hasn't really kicked in yet because
what happened overnight has come to a lull.
But then you just look right off
the coast and what's happening
in the coastal range right now,
this thing is moving quick.
That means later on this morning,
definitely before noon,
but I would say probably within
the next couple of hours,
we're looking at heavy rain,
strong winds we already have.
Some Sierra Roads closed and many more
could join the club again right around noon,
if not earlier.
So for more on that part of the story,
we're going to talk to Bridget Birlo
and Bridget, every time I talk to you,
I feel like we're talking about
snow in the mountains and Rd.
closures. So what's up today?
Exactly, rob. We feel like
a broken record sometimes,
but it is a much different situation
today with that Blizzard warning kicking
in right now and it's only going to
get worse throughout the morning.
So if you have somewhere to be,
this is the time to get there because
you are not going to want to drive in a
matter of hours when the Blizzard conditions,
whiteout conditions kick in and take a look
at all the snow already on the ground.
This is Dutch flat.
This has all accumulated on the roads
and it really has nowhere else to go.
I mean, it's fluffy at first,
really beautiful to play in and look at,
but take a look at how icy it can get.
So imagine driving in these kinds of slick
conditions added onto the high winds,
which decreases visibility, a very,
very hazardous situation on the roads.
Let's take a look at I-80,
because Caltrans had to close the
Interstate multiple times yesterday.
This comes on the heels of a
prolonged closure Thursday night.
They had to close it for about 16 hours,
which is not. Something they do regularly.
They understand the economic impact
of that with all the semis not being
able to get to their destination
carrying millions of dollars in
goods each and every day.
But they say safety is top of
mind and they're prepared to close
again today if conditions worsen.
Let's take a look at Hwy.
50,
because I was stuck in this last
night for about four hours.
As you can see,
there are multiple accidents on the
side of the road with originally
slow down traffic.
Then you take a look at the left
side of your screen.
This is eastbound traffic.
Headed up to South Lake Tahoe.
As you can see,
traffic is at a standstill.
It was that way for several hours and
Caltrans says this is a good lesson
for any traveler heading up to the mountain,
either direction 80 or 50 at anytime.
Have A to go bag ready with an
extra pair of clothes, boots,
water, food,
blankets,
because you got to be prepared to get stuck.
Biggest thing that we we're always
telling people is at least be
prepared if you are driving in these
conditions to take a look at what
they might look like out there.
You can use our Caltrans quick map or
whatever app you use for for driving,
but at least have a good idea of what
you're dealing with before you get up
to its chain controls particularly.
And if you haven't put on chains before,
you need practice.
That definitely a possibility
over the next two days,
Monday and Tuesday,
that it's going to be extreme driving
conditions and really not advisable
unless you absolutely have to.
Travel.
Extreme driving conditions because not
only are refactoring the heavy snow,
but those sixty mile per hour winds,
you might not be able to
see anything ahead of you,
which is why you're urged to stay home.
A Jordan Tolbert is in studio tracking
the traffic conditions in Jordan.
We passed a checkpoint for
chain controls over at Colfax.
What else are you seeing out there?
So those chain controls this
morning go all the way from Colfax,
which is actually pretty low
compared to what we've seen so
far this season all the way up to
the California Nevada state line.
And actually I was supposed
to go up to Truckee.
Today and I cancelled those plans
because of those conditions that we're
going to see later on with the heavy
snow and also Blizzard conditions.
So if you don't have to go
like Bridget was saying,
don't go today,
maybe delay that travel till
later in the week,
Myers all the way to Placerville that's we're
seeing those chain controls this morning.
And walk Concetta,
we're seeing a traffic hold right now.
This is at ECHO Summit all the
way to Myers in both directions.
So you know more things on top
of already the chain controls
and the conditions we're going
to see later on today.
So just urging drivers to be safe out there.
Alright,
Jordan. Thank you.