UPDATE (4:15 p.m.) - Interstate 5 is open in both directions through the Grapevine with CHP escorts.
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(7:50 a.m.) - Drenching rains are falling across a swath of Southern California and snow has brought traffic to a halt on a major highway as the last in a series of December storms moves through.
The California Highway Patrol says the Grapevine section of Interstate 5 high in the mountains north of Los Angeles was shut down before dawn Thursday.
Grapevine as of 6am 12/30/21: NOW CLOSED due to heavy snow over the summit. Will reopen when weather subsides, no ETO @CaltransDist7 @CHPFortTejon pic.twitter.com/MWIj8E6lGq
— Caltrans District 6 (@CaltransDist6) December 30, 2021
Meanwhile, Northern California is largely free of storm warnings but chains are required on major highways through the Sierra Nevada.
Forecasts call for California weather to generally dry out for the New Year’s weekend before more storms next week.
