Winter Storm Warning: 90 MPH Winds and 24 Inches of Snow Threaten I-80 Closure Tonight, I-5 Grapevine at Risk as Storm Hits Sierra Nevada Through Southern California

The storm isn’t at its worst yet, and the roads are already starting to close. The I-80 is already partially closed between Emigrant Gap and Alta for emergency work, and Caltrans has trucks stopped at three screening points across the summit corridor: eastbound at Applegate, westbound at Overland Trail Road in Truckee and at Mogul west of Reno. Maximum chains arre required at all three, with permit loads banned. On the other end of I-80, a high wind advisory on the Bay Bridge means campers and trailers are not recommended there either. Both ends of the road between the …