Lake Tahoe weather: winter storm warning in effect Tuesday

LAKE TAHOE — The Lake Tahoe Basin is under a winter storm warning until 4 p.m. Tuesday, potentially bringing more than a foot of snow to higher elevations areas in the Sierra.

According tot he National Weather Service in Reno, the storm is expected to bring heavy snow to the basin, with as much as 2 inches falling per hour at times.

In all, 5 to 10 inches of snow is expected at lake level, with as much as 8 to 16 inches forecast above 7,000 feet.

Dangerous driving conditions will be the norm throughout the basin Tuesday. Below is an updated road conditions report from the Nevada Deparment of Transportation, as of 6:30 a.m.

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Road Condtions Report

All routes are open with no controls with the following exceptions:

Interstate Route 80:

- Chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles for 46.7 miles

between Alta California Exit 146 and 0.9 miles west of Junction

Hirschdale Road Exit 194.

- Snowtires or chains required for 13 miles between 1.6 miles east of

Beowawe Exit 261 and 3.7 miles west of Junction State Route 278-West

Carlin Exit 279.

- Snowtires or chains required for 49.1 miles between 0.4 miles east

of Junction State Route 225-Elko Exit 301 and 0.4 miles west of West

Wells Exit 351.

- Snowtires or chains required for 13.6 miles between 0.3 miles west

of Independence Valley Exit 365 and 0.3 miles west of Oasis Exit

378.

- Snowtires or chains required for 10.9 miles between 1.1 miles east

of Shafter Exit 387 and 0.8 miles east of Pilot Peak Exit 398.

U.S. Route 6:

- Snowtires or chains required for 10 miles between 5 miles east of

Currant and 3 miles east of Currant Summit.

- Snowtires or chains required for 8 miles between 3.5 miles west of

Murry Summit and 0.2 miles west of Junction Murry Street.

- Snowtires or chains required for 33.5 miles between 4.8 miles west

of Connors Pass and 4.4 miles east of Sacramento Pass.

U.S. Route 50:

- Chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles for 46.9 miles

between 4.1 miles east of Placerville California and 4.1 miles west

of Junction of California State Route 89.

- Snowtires or chains required for 14.6 miles between 0.7 miles east

of California State Line and 6.9 miles west of Junction US 395 at

South Carson City.

- Snowtires or chains required for 9.6 miles between 0.5 miles east of

Eureka and Junction Duck Water Road.

- Snowtires or chains required for 8.7 miles between 3.4 miles west of

Little Antelope Summit and 5.3 miles east of Little Antelope Summit.

- Snowtires or chains required for 33.5 miles between 4.8 miles west

of Connors Pass and 4.4 miles east of Sacramento Pass.

U.S. Route 93:

- Snowtires or chains required for 9.8 miles between Junction US 6 and

US 50 at Majors Place and 4.6 miles north of Connors Pass.

- Snowtires or chains required for 115.7 miles between 0.2 miles south

of Currie and 1.9 miles north of Contact.

U.S. Route 395:

- Snowtires or chains required for 26.9 miles between Bridgeport

California and 17 miles south of California State Line.

- Snowtires or chains required for 16.9 miles between 0.4 miles south

of Junction State Routes 341 and 431 Exit 56 and 0.3 miles north of

Lemmon Valley Exit 74.

State Route 28:

- Snowtires or chains required for 26.8 miles between Junction US 50

and Tahoe City California.

State Route 88:

- Snowtires or chains required for 2.1 miles between 9 miles east of

Pine Grove California and 3.6 miles west of Dew Drop California.

- Chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles for 32.1 miles

between 3.6 miles west of Dew Drop California and 2.2 miles east of

Silver Lake California.

- Road closed due to avalanche control for 2.6 miles between 2.2 miles

east of Silver Lake California and Kirkwood California.

- Chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles for 18.9 miles

between Kirkwood California and 1.1 miles west of Woodfords

California.

State Route 89:

- Road closed due to avalanche control for 7.7 miles between 2.8 miles

north of Junction US 50 and Bliss State Park.

- Snowtires or chains required for 60.2 miles between Bliss State Park

and 7 miles north of Calpine California.

State Route 431:

- Snowtires or chains required for 24.5 miles between Junction State

Route 28 and Junction US 395.

California Route 267:

- Snowtires or chains required for 5.9 miles between Junction of

Interstate 80 at Truckee California and Northstar.

- Chains required except for four wheel drive vehicles for 6.7 miles

between Northstar and Junction California 28 at Kings Beach.