[UPDATE All Roads Open] Chains Required on a Few Major Highways in Our Area (and a Look at Local Weather in General)
Heavy rains fell in some areas. For instance, Woodley Island in Eureka had 1.76 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service. They report that this was “Eureka’s highest daily rainfall total in over two years and cracks the top ten rainiest days of the past five years.”
Snow fell overnight in the mountains of Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity Counties impacting some roads.
According to the National Weather Service in Eureka, “Some lingering morning cloudiness should give way to clearing skies in the afternoon, allowing for some sunshine ahead of the next round of light rain tonight.”
Though the precipitation is mostly gone this morning, snow is still impacting some of our roadways.
UPDATES in GREEN
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. If you are heading to Nevada, check their similar site.)
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- Interstate 5: Open but snowy in places.
- Hwy 1: Open
- Hwy 3: Open
- Hwy 20: Open
- Hwy 36: Open
- Hwy 96: Open
- Hwy 101: Open
- HWY 162 (Covelo Road): Open
- Hwy 169 (Klamath): Open
- Hwy 199: Open but snowy in places.
- Hwy 254 (Avenue of the Giants): Open
- Hwy 255: Open
- Hwy 271: Open
- Hwy 299: Snowy but clear as of 9a.m.
County Roads in Humboldt:
- Shelter Cove/Briceland Road: Clear from the Coast to Redway
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Has anyone been thew the last chance slide if so how long was the wait.
I was there last week and it was magical. I am not exaggerating, this was real and certainly the exception and not the rule. I went through northbound around 6:00 am and waited 1 minute or less. Later that day around 3:00 pm, I was southbound and waited like 3 minutes. Super, super lucky but it really depends on what’s happening at the moment.
Go for it and expect the best but be prepared for the worst…bring a book, some snacks and use the bathroom before you get there.
I went through last week. I waited an hour going north and two hours coming back.
However, the road guy on the north side said that they open it every two hours beginning at 10 so you can time that. I went through at 10 on the way up and missed the noon by 10 minutes because I didn’t know about the schedule. Now I know…
Yes last night. 5mins wait
🕯🌳Thank you Kym for the information and the updates. 🖖🖖