According to forecasts, the storm area may bring up to three meters of snow in some parts of the Sierra Nevada mountains on the border of the two states, which arrived with wind gusts exceeding 200 kilometers per hour on the highest peaks on Friday.
According to the MTI report, wind speeds are expected to reach about 130 km/h on Saturday in the western part of Nevada. early Saturday, according to the U.S. Weather Service
About 10-15 cm of snow can fall per hour.
The California Highway Patrol closed a long section of one of the state's major highways due to dangerous road conditions.
Nine of the popular ski resorts around Lake Tahoe are not operating, and avalanche warnings are in effect in several places. Yosemite National Park is also closed through Sunday.
Officials asked the public not to travel, but those with urgent business in areas hit by the blizzard in eastern California and western Nevada should be prepared to remain in their cars for long periods of time. According to local time, electricity was cut off on Saturday morning for about 50,000 consumers.
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