[UPDATE 10 p.m.: Highway 3 and I-5 Closed, 299 Chains Required] Road Report for Saturday: Snow on 299 and I-5

Snow on Buckhorn Summit at 3:54 p.m. [Image cropped and contrasted from Caltrans QuickMap]

Below is the information as of 4 p.m. Saturday on what main roads are impacted by the storm.

Major Highways–Here’s What We Know:

(Most information below is from Caltrans’ Quick Map. If you are heading to Oregon, check their similar site.)

• • Interstate 5: Open but be cautious. There is snow in some areas and also wind advisories in some areas. UPDATE 8:30 p.m.: Caltrans reports, “NB I-5 at Fawndale Road, 10 miles north of Redding – Traffic is currently being held due to multiple vehicle spin outs blocking northbound lanes.”
    • Chains required on I-5 in south Siskiyou County.
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      Black Butte in Siskiyou County on I-5 at 3:37 p.m. [Image from Caltrans QuickMap]

  • Hwy 1: Open
  • Hwy 3:  At 9:30 p.m. Caltrans stated, “Highway is currently closed from 20 miles north of Trinity Center to 3 miles south of Callahan due to heavy snow over Scott Mountain. WILL UPDATE”
  • Hwy 20: Open (Traffic is backed up at a fatal accident west of the Lake and Colusa County lines as of 4 p.m.)
  • Hwy 36: Chains required from 3 miles west of Mad River (Zenia Road) to Platina.
  • Hwy 96: Open
  • Hwy 101: Open (Traffic accident at Leggett is still on the road as of 3:40 p.m.)
  • HWY 162 (Covelo Road): Open
  • Hwy 169 (Klamath): Open
  • Hwy 199: Open
    • Road is mostly clear.
      

      Snow is off the road at at 3:46 p.m. [Image from Caltrans QuickMap]

  • Hwy 254 (Avenue of the Giants): Open
  • Hwy 255: Open
  • Hwy 271: Open
  • Hwy 299: Snowy.
    • Chains required from 19 miles west of Redding to 1 mile east of Junction City
    • Heavy snow falling on Buckhorn Summit
      

      Snow on Buckhorn Summit at 3:24 p.m. [Image from Caltrans QuickMap]

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      The road is clear at 3:30 p.m. on Berry Summit. [Image from Caltrans QuickMap]

UPDATE 6 p.m.: Bald Hills Road reportedly has multiple trees and branches on the roadway, according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. A Toyota Camry was reportedly struck behind a tree though it has since gotten free.

Another vehicle on the road is reportedly “stuck on ice” east of Coyote Peak.

CHP requested that County Roads be called out.

UPDATE 8:30 p.m.: Caltrans reports, “NB I-5 at Fawndale Road, 10 miles north of Redding – Traffic is currently being held due to multiple vehicle spin outs blocking northbound lanes.”