Avalanche danger, chain controls, and flooding impact Sierra, northern Nevada, and California
Showers are sweeping across the Sierra and into parts of Northern Nevada and Northern California, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds, and snow as low as 6,400 feet, creating dangerous travel and backcountry conditions ahead of the holiday.
Totals have exceeded half an inch since midnight in South Lake Tahoe, with Truckee approaching the same amount…