Snow Slides Complicating Work To Reopen I-80 In Sierra
TRUCKEE (CBS13/AP) - Heavy snow and high winds have kept a 70-mile stretch of Interstate 80 from Colfax to the Nevada state line closed.
A winter storm warning remains in effect until 4 a.m. Thursday for the Lake Tahoe area, where more than 4 feet (1.2 meters) of snow has fallen over the last two days.
The Mount Rose Highway connecting Reno to Lake Tahoe also was closed Wednesday.
The National Weather Service reported wind gusts up to 114 mph (183 kph) late Tuesday at the summit of Alpine Meadows ski resort north of Tahoe.
The service says another 8 to 16 inches (20 centimeters to 40 cm) of snow is forecast Wednesday night above 7,000 feet (2,133 meters).
The Sierra Avalanche Center warns the threat of avalanches is high throughout the region.
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