Terrifying California Blizzard: Hundreds Stranded on Donner Pass
Published March 5, 2024, 12:02 a.m. by Naomi Charles
Experience the chaos in this short documentary showing first hand the impacts as a blizzard blankets Northern California, leaving hundreds stranded on Donner Pass I-80 for hours....Including US! Witness the harrowing scenes of snow piling feet high, trapping drivers in their vehicles overnight.
Wicked winds gusting over 100 miles per hour, closing Interstate 80. Power is knocked out to thousands. Feet of snow will continue to fall through the end of the first weekend in March.
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00:00 Intro
01:34 The first I-80 Closure in the storm
03:00 Category 2 Hurricane Force Winds
04:13 Snowshoeing in a blizzard
07:27 Stuck with a toddler in a blizzard
12:00 I-80 Closes, stranding hundreds of drivers
13:00 The 2-wheel drive problem
15:00 CHP Clears Highway
16:33 Towing a news van
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