In Redding, there's a slight chance of showers before 7 a.m.
"If you must travel, keep tire chains, a flashlight, blankets, food, water, medications, and a fully charged phone with you," the weather service said in its advisory.
The snowfall could make roads slippery and hazardous, and travel is discouraged. The storm was expected to dump a foot of snow in north central and southeast Siskiyou County through Tuesday before it tapers off Wednesday morning. Heaviest rains were expected to continue hitting through Tuesday morning. Redding was forecast to receive 1.5 inches of rain through Tuesday, said meteorologist Idamis Del Valle-Shoemaker. Snow and wind could make it dangerous to drive most of I-5 north of Redding, the weather service said. Over the weekend, the National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings for Siskiyou County through Tuesday night, as well as through Wednesday morning for Shasta County communities above 4,000 feet. Highway 299 reopened, but vehicles were being checked for chains following a near two-hour delay after two big rigs spun out near Buckhorn Summit Road.Ĭhains are required on Highway 299 East, 10 miles west to 6 miles west of Burney on Hatchet Mountain.Ĭaltrans had to use snow plows and brine to improve road conditions. At 5 p.m., Caltrans lifted chain checks for trucks and vehicles on I-5 at Fawndale.
to all traffic, and trucks were being screened for snow chains to travel north past the Fawndale exit, about 10 miles north of Redding, the California Department of Transportation posted on Twitter. Snowy conditions prompted northbound Interstate 5 north of Redding and Highway 299 to temporarily close Tuesday morning after vehicle spin-outs.
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