I-80 was closed over the weekend due to zero visibility, spinouts

Interstate 80 reopened Monday morning after being closed for several hours from Colfax to the Nevada state line because of zero visibility and spinouts, officials said.The California Highway Patrol's Truckee office announced the closure around 1:45 p.m. Sunday. The interstate reopened around 7 a.m. Monday.Chains are required starting at Kingvale."If you are stuck in the traffic queue, it is time to develop an action plan for the evening," CHP Truckee wrote in a Facebook post early Sunday evening. "Whether you decide to search out an alternate route, or head east back into Reno to find a hotel for the evening, staying parked in the Town of Truckee or on the interstate is not a safe option for you."Saturday's storm brought about a foot of snow to the Sierra Nevada, and twice that amount was expected Sunday.Avalanche warnings were posted in parts of California, Nevada and Utah. The Sierra Avalanche Center issued a backcountry avalanche warning for the Lake Tahoe area stretching south into the Sierra along the California-Nevada line from noon Sunday until 7 a.m. Monday.“The roads are scary, very scary,” Jesus Paz, from Sacramento, said Saturday. “You’ve got to have chains.”Jan Tiilikainen was driving from San Jose to Reno when the rain started to turn to snow Saturday.“The last two or three minutes, it got really ugly,” he said.-- The Associated Press contributed reporting to this story

Interstate 80 reopened Monday morning after being closed for several hours from Colfax to the Nevada state line because of zero visibility and spinouts, officials said.

The California Highway Patrol's Truckee office announced the closure around 1:45 p.m. Sunday. The interstate reopened around 7 a.m. Monday.


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Eastbound Interstate 80 is now open with chain controls. https://t.co/DU2JmJ0YE0 — Caltrans HQ (@CaltransHQ) January 7, 2019

Chains are required starting at Kingvale.

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I-80 open! Traffic is on the move in Colfax. Chains required from Kingvale over the Summit. pic.twitter.com/EdHuMx54MZ — Brian Hickey (@kcraBrianHickey) January 7, 2019

"If you are stuck in the traffic queue, it is time to develop an action plan for the evening," CHP Truckee wrote in a Facebook post early Sunday evening. "Whether you decide to search out an alternate route, or head east back into Reno to find a hotel for the evening, staying parked in the Town of Truckee or on the interstate is not a safe option for you."



CHP Truckee

Saturday's storm brought about a foot of snow to the Sierra Nevada, and twice that amount was expected Sunday.

Avalanche warnings were posted in parts of California, Nevada and Utah. The Sierra Avalanche Center issued a backcountry avalanche warning for the Lake Tahoe area stretching south into the Sierra along the California-Nevada line from noon Sunday until 7 a.m. Monday.

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An Avalanche Warning has been issued by the Sierra Avalanche Center for the Central Sierra Nevada including the Tahoe Basin from 12 pm Sunday through 7 am Monday. For more details go to https://t.co/TZfpnXKIZ5 #Cawx #NVwx pic.twitter.com/wQ4MKotrtV — NWS Reno (@NWSReno) January 6, 2019

“The roads are scary, very scary,” Jesus Paz, from Sacramento, said Saturday. “You’ve got to have chains.”



Jan Tiilikainen was driving from San Jose to Reno when the rain started to turn to snow Saturday.



“The last two or three minutes, it got really ugly,” he said.

-- The Associated Press contributed reporting to this story