For those who plan to drive to or from Lake Tahoe this weekend, there are a number of Twitter accounts you possibly can comply with to remain updated on highway situations.
This weekend’s storms introduced bleaching situations to the Sierra Nevada, impacting and forcing the closure of a number of highways, together with Interstate 80, which reopened early Sunday after back-to-back weekend closures.
Authorities businesses and trusted resident-run Twitter accounts have been updating their feeds with the newest data on highway and climate situations.
Twitter followers can activate their push notifications for particular accounts.
Here’s a listing of accounts to comply with:
• @CaltransDist3: Caltrans District three maintains and operates highways in a number of counties in Northern California and within the Sierra Nevada, together with Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba.
• @CHP_Truckee: The California Freeway Patrol in Truckee (Nevada County) has been posting updates on chain checks and highway closures.
• @NWSSacramento: The Nationwide Climate Service in Sacramento is a go-to useful resource for the newest snow and rainfall data affecting Northern California and the Sierra Nevada, together with watches, warnings, and advisories.
• @i80chains: The Interstate 80 Tahoe account is taken into account one of the dependable sources for relaying data on highway situations, managed by Twitter person @poisonous, who says he makes use of Caltrans information for his updates. There may be additionally an internet site at www.chainguy.com.
Jessica Flores (she) is a workers author for the San Francisco Chronicle. E-mail: jessica.flores@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @jesssmflores