Northern California Storm: Snowy conditions stopped traffic on I-80 Saturday

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WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC BACKUPS TO KCRA 3'S ORKO MANNA IS LIVE ALONG I-80 BETWEEN CISCO GROVE AND KINGVALE ORKO. WE KNOW THAT YOU WERE IN THAT BACKUP ON THE INTERSTATE. WHAT'S GOING ON AT THIS POINT? IS THERE ANY MOVEMENT? BRITNEY WE ARE STILL IN THE TRAFFIC RIGHT NOW. IN FACT, WE'VE BEEN IN OUR NEWS CAR, THIS SUV, FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS NOW. AND YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT WHY SEE THIS HUGE BACKUP HERE ALONG INTERSTATE 80 EASTBOUND. YOU CAN SEE AGAIN VEHICLES, TRUCKS ALL ALONG THE INTERSTATE. WE'RE TOLD BY CALTRANS THAT THIS IS DUE TO SPINOUTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED UP FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. AND AGAIN, LIKE I MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN STUCK HERE BECAUSE OF THESE BACKUPS. WE HAVE SEEN SOME TOW TRUCKS KIND OF MOVE UP. BUT AGAIN THAT IS HEADING EASTBOUND. IF WE WALK THIS WAY, YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW LONG THIS LINE OF CARS IS AND YOU CAN SEE AGAIN TRUCKS, SUVS, CARS STUCK HERE EASTBOUND I-80 IS CLOSED AT COLFAX RIGHT NOW. BUT THESE VEHICLES WERE HERE ON I-80 EASTBOUND BEFORE THAT CLOSURE WAS IN PLACE, INCLUDING US. AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE HERE. THEY'RE BEING TURNED AROUND. BUT AT THIS POINT, THERE HASN'T BEEN MUCH MOVEMENT. LIKE I MENTIONED, WE WERE STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND WE STILL ARE FOR THE PAST 3.5 HOURS. BASICALLY. AND WE'VE ONLY MOVED ABOUT TWO CAR LANES IN THAT WHOLE TIME. SO AGAIN, WE'RE WAITING TO SEE WHEN POSSIBLY THE ROAD COULD CLEAR UP HERE. BUT AGAIN, THERE HASN'T BEEN MUCH MOVEMENT. CALTRANS SAYS THEY ARE WORKING TO CLEAR SOME OF THOSE SPINOUTS AND TO GET PEOPLE MOVING AND TURNED AROUND. BUT AT THIS POINT THERE HASN'T BEEN MUCH MOVEMENT. SO WE'RE GOING TO STAY OUT HERE BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF FORCED TO IN THESE CONDITIONS. BUT I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW MUCH SNOW HAS FALLEN TODAY WITH ALL THE SNOW THAT'S PILED DOWN ON THE GROUND AND THAT HAS CAUSED SOME SLICK CONDITIONS. SO FOR FOLKS WHO ARE TRAVELING, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT IN THIS SECTION OF I-80, STILL. WILL TAKE IT SLOW. AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND HAVE MORE UPDATES FOR YOU LATER ON TONIGHT. FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE ALONG I-80 ORKO MANNA KCRA THREE NEWS. ORKO. EVEN ON TOP OF THE NEWS CAR, I CAN SEE ALMOST A FOOT OF SNOW JUST ACCUMULATED ON TOP. A LOT IS COMING DOWN. BE SAFE. YEAH, THERE IT IS. LOOK AT THAT. ZOOM IN. BE SAFE OUT THERE IN THAT BACKUP. HOPEFULLY IT OPENS UP
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Channel: KCRA 3
Views: 44,478
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Keywords: KCRA, Sacramento, snow, snow storm, northern california storm, storm watch, winter storm, northern california, california snow, california weather, california storm, breaking news
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Length: 2min 19sec (139 seconds)
Published: Sun May 05 2024
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