Wet weather in the Lake Tahoe area bringing with it chain controls and traffic issues

Even though the storm hitting Lake Tahoe this weekend is a wet one, snow levels will fluctuate between 6500 and 8000 feet. Flooding near rivers and streams is already being seen in many areas. Some area passes have been snow covered, including Mt. Rose, Brockway, Echo, Spooner, and Kingsbury Summits. Additional snow amounts of 6 to 10 inches are possible for elevations above 8000 feet, with several inches of snow down to 7000 feet.

As of 10:00 a.m., chain controls are up on Echo Summit, Spooner Summit, Kingsbury Grade, Brockway Summit.

California Highway Patrol is working on two accidents on Echo Summit, one at 9:39 a.m. and one at 10:02 a.m. They are also on SR88 near Kirkwood for two more accidents, one collision at 9:23 a.m., the other at 9:54 a.m.

SR88 - CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM SILVER LAKE (AMADOR CO) TO 5 MI WEST OF PICKETTS JCT (ALPINE CO)

SR89 - CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM PICKETTS JCT (ALPINE CO) TO 2.7 MI SOUTH OF THE JCT OF US 50 (EL DORADO CO) /LUTHER PASS/

HWY50-CA - CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM TWIN BRIDGES TO MEYERS (EL DORADO CO)

HWY50-NV - CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES FROM GLENBROOK OVER SPOONER SUMMIT TO MILE MARKER 14.6

SR207 - CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES FROM STATELINE OVER THE SUMMIT TO MILE MARKER 7

SR267 - CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 5 MI SOUTH OF TRUCKEE TO KINGS BEACH (PLACER CO)