Local California Highway Patrol reports that over 20 accidents causing significant delays occurred between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM on Tuesday.
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The high speed areas of Highway 49 on either side of Nevada City and Grass Valley caused some of the biggest issues.
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Because of accidents, snow plows had difficulties getting on to the roads and clearing snow. Jacknifed trucks also caused traffic to be stopped.
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Traffic returned to relatively normal patterns by around 2:30 PM but there were still a number of cars that were abandoned or stuck on the side of the road that needed to be cleared.
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