Atmospheric river could bring a travel nightmare after Thanksgiving holiday

But the traffic back home after the holiday weekend can also be nasty — and this year be particularly problematic because of the weather.

The storm will likely tie up roads for skiers returning home to the San Francisco Bay Area from Lake Tahoe ski resorts and the Los Angeles area from Mammoth beginning Saturday night. Also, Interstate 5 between Redding and Mount Shasta city — which saw a 24-hour closure just before Thanksgiving — could see a foot of snow.If people want to avoid getting stuck, they should head back as early as possible Saturday morning. The worst precipitation will begin Saturday night.

“It’s feast or famine in California — if we have drought, we’ve got drought; if we have rain, we have rain,” Walbrun said.The warmer storm carries a lot more moisture than the pre-Thanksgiving colder storm. The storm will likely spread as far south as Monterey County on Saturday and as far south as Santa Barbara County on Sunday.Forecasters are warning of major travel delays, near white-out conditions and road closures generally starting Saturday afternoon.

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