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The National Weather Service tweeted out that snow was starting to stick on the freeway around 9 a.m. Monday.
CHP says it had to stop pacing while officers responded to several collisions in the area.
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Several vehicles were stuck on the highway when the closure was ordered, and shortly after 4 pm, Caltrans announced that the snow had been cleared enough to release six or seven of the stuck vehicles at a time in the northbound direction.
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