TRUCKEE, Calif. — High elevations of the Sierra Nevada are sporting new dustings of snow as a late-spring weather system moves through the drought-stricken region.
The National Weather Service says the cold and slow-moving system is expected to continue to bring intermittent light to moderate snow to the Sierra and western Nevada into the weekend.
ABC10 Chief Meteorologist Monica Wood says the low-pressure system will continue to move south through the weekend with active weather through Saturday and possibly a few lingering showers Sunday. Saturday looks like it could be the most active day for thunderstorms in the Sierra, with a chance of lightning, hail and gusty winds.
On Thursday, the storm snarled traffic with numerous spinouts on part of Interstate 80 over the top of the Sierra.
The California Department of Transportation closed Monitor Pass, Sonora Pass and State Route 120 at Lee Vining ahead of the storm, saying there was no timetable for reopening.
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