Storm Grounds Reno flights; I-80 Crash Stalls Cars

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Updated: 5:22 PM Nov 20, 2009 Storm Grounds Reno flights; I-80 Crash Stalls Cars A cold front moving in over the Sierra today is giving us wind gusts in excess of 60mph in the valley. The wind will not calm down until the late afternoon when the rain starts falling. Posted: 10:53 AM Nov 20, 2009 Reporter: Staff Email Address: news@kolotv.com

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RENO, Nev. (AP) - A winter storm with winds gusting to more than 80 mph is expected to leave as much as a foot of snow to the northern Nevada mountains.

The storm had dumped several inches of snow by late Friday afternoon, knocking out power for thousands of people, grounding flights and kicking up dust storms that contributed to a fatal pile-up that shut down a stretch of Interstate 80. High winds postponed scheduled openings Friday at several ski resorts before next week's Thanksgiving holiday.

One gust of 104 mph was recorded near the Mount Rose Ski Resort between Reno and Lake Tahoe, where winds were sustained between 35 mph and 50 mph

The howling winds reduced visibility to near zero with blowing
dust and dirt on I-80 about 60 miles east of Reno where the eight-vehicle wreck killed one, seriously injured six and shut down both westbound lanes for several hours.

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