Snow from a storm sweeping Southern California shut down the Grapevine stretch of the 5 Freeway through the Tejon Pass for hours Thursday, pinching off the vital freeway artery to and from California’s Central Valley.

All lanes were reopened just after 3 p.m., according to Caltrans.

Southbound lanes of the freeway reopened just before 2 p.m. and then the northbound lanes opened shortly after 3 p.m.

No escorts were announced, just an urge of caution from the agency.

The California Highway Patrol announced the full closure at 9:24 a.m. for the area near Tejon Pass, which is at an elevation of 4,160 feet. Caltrans reported cars sliding on the roadway in the Lebec and Grapevine areas.

Rain from same storm has generated mudslides that have closed Pacific Coast Highway from Malibu to the Ventura County line and has caused flooding throughout the region.

The storm, expected to last through Friday, is dumping rain on coastal and inland areas of Southern California, including the Woolsey fire and Holy fire burn scars in Ventura, Los Angeles, Riverside and Orange counties.