Vehicles drive on Interstate 80 as snow falls north of Lake Tahoe within the Sierra Nevada throughout a strong winter storm on Friday in Truckee, Calif.

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Vehicles drive on Interstate 80 as snow falls north of Lake Tahoe within the Sierra Nevada throughout a strong winter storm on Friday in Truckee, Calif.

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A harmful blizzard anticipated to convey as much as 10 ft of snow to elements of the Sierra Nevada has pressured the closure of Yosemite National Park, no less than 9 Lake Tahoe ski resorts and a serious interstate and disrupted energy to hundreds.

The California Highway Patrol stated it shut down a more-than-50-mile stretch of Interstate 80 at 5 p.m. PT on Friday from the California-Nevada state line west of Reno to a small California reservoir northeast of Sacramento.

“AAANNNDD WE’RE CLOSED!! I-80 westbound traffic is being turned at the Nevada State line and eastbound I-80 traffic is being turned around at Drum Forebay due to spin outs, high winds, and low visibility,” the CHP posted on X, previously often known as Twitter.

The CHP gave no estimated time to reopen I-80.

The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Reno, Nev., suggested towards journey, however urged individuals who should drive to pack an emergency equipment in case they’re stranded for prolonged durations.

“Sierra travel will be treacherous through the weekend with life-threatening blizzard conditions through Saturday morning,” based on the NWS.

The company stated Friday that snow charges might hit 4-6 inches per hour by means of Saturday morning.

More than than 50,000 prospects have been with out energy in California and Nevada as of Saturday morning, based on Poweroutage.us.

The NWS issued a blizzard warning protecting a 300-mile stretch from north of Lake Tahoe to south of Yosemite National Park, saying the storm is predicted to convey “a long duration of high intensity snow and strong winds … with periods of whiteout conditions and near-zero visibility.”

Areas beneath the blizzard warning embrace:

• California’s Lassen, japanese Plumas and japanese Sierra counties by means of 4 a.m. Sunday
• the Greater Lake Tahoe space by means of 10 a.m. Sunday
• Mono County by means of 10 a.m. Sunday

The storm system, which started to pummel the area on Thursday, introduced wind gusts of as much as 150 mph on the highest peaks of the Sierra. The NWS issued a high-wind warning for West Central Nevada, with gusty winds of as much as 75 mph by means of 7 a.m. on Saturday.

The Reno forecast workplace additionally issued a backcountry avalanche warning by means of 5 p.m. on Sunday for the Central Sierra slopes, and suggested towards journey there.

“Avalanches may run long distances and can run into mature forests, valley floors and flat terrain,” in accordance the NWS.

Yosemite National Park, which is beneath the blizzard warning, will stay closed by means of Sunday.

KUNR reporter Sophia Holm reported snowplows have been operating up and down streets commonly in Reno, Nev.

Chris Slowinski and his spouse Cathy Ludwig instructed Holm that they are experiencing their second winter in Tahoe, and have stocked up on meals and tools.

“We’ve got a generator, so we’re set,” Slowinski stated. “I mean, it’s kind of nice having nowhere to go, and we really can’t go anywhere.”

Reporting from the Associated Press was used on this report.