[UPDATE 2:25 p.m.: Chains Still Required on 3, 36, and 199] Snow Continues to Impact Travel on Major Roads Across Northwestern California

Caltrans workers planning their next attack on the snow. [Photo from Caltrans]

According to the National Weather Service in Eureka, “Showers will continue to impact Northwest California today with small hail at the coast and snow for many interior locations. Showers will decrease in coverage later today resulting in an end to the winter weather advisories and warnings.”

Below is a graphic they prepared that shows the potential for snow accumulation in different areas.

[Graphic from the National Weather Service in Eureka]

[Graphic from the National Weather Service in Eureka]

Major Highways–Here’s What We Know:

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

• • Interstate 5: UPDATE 2:25 p.m.: Open with no chains required.
    

    Areas of I-5 are still quite snowy. This is the Pit River Bridge over a part of Shasta Lake. [Photo from a Caltrans Traffic cam] 

  • Hwy 1: Open
  • Hwy 3:  Open mostly. Chains required on and off from 7 miles north of Hayfork to 1 mile south of Douglas City. State Route 3 is closed, at Scott Mountain from 5.1 miles south of the Trinity/Siskiyou County Line to 3.3 miles south of Callahan, due to winter weather conditions.
  • Hwy 20: Open.Snowy. Please carry chains.
    

    Hwy 20 is clear but with patches of snow along the roadway east of Hwy 53. [Photo from a Caltrans Traffic cam]

  • Hwy 36: Open. UPDATE 2:25 p.m.: Open with chains required from 3 miles west of Mad River (Zenia Road) to Platina.
  • Hwy 96: Open
  • Hwy 101: Open to one lane by Cushing Creek just south of Crescent City. 
    

    Snow lines the road at Cushing Creek. [Photo from a Caltrans Traffic cam]

    UPDATE 2:25 p.m.: Open with snow patches in areas alongside the roadway in Mendocino County.
    

    Hwy 101 is clear but wet on the Ridgewood Summit. [Photo from a Caltrans Traffic cam]

  • HWY 162 (Covelo Road): Open
  • Hwy 169 (Klamath): Open
  • Hwy 199: Open but chains required off and on from 6.5 miles north of Gasquet to 2 miles south of Oregon State Line.
  • Hwy 211: Open with one way traffic because of earthquake damage on Ferndale Bridge.
  • Hwy 254 (Avenue of the Giants): Open except closed due to flooding from Sorenson Rd to Holmes Flat Rd.
  • Hwy 255: Open
  • Hwy 271: Open (NOTE: Caltrans District 1 Facebook says that it is closed near Ebert Lane (PM 18.32) due to downed trees and utility lines. However, Caltrans QuickMap does not show a closure.)
  • Hwy 299: Open UPDATE 2:25 p.m.: clear enough for families to bring their kids to play in the snow at Berry Summit’s Vista point. No chains required from Blue Lake to Redding.
    

    Families play in the snow on Berry Summit’s Vista Point. [Photo from a Caltrans Traffic cam]

Humboldt County Roads: No information at this time.

Trinity County Roads: No information at this time.

Mendocino County Roads: No information at this time.