All southbound lanes of Interstate 5 south of Ashland remained closed to motor vehicles Wednesday afternoon due to a strong blizzard ... into southern Oregon and northern California and will ...

Myriad weather warnings were issued for the three states by National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists, including a blizzard warning, winter storm warning and hurricane-force wind warning.

Blizzard conditions may develop as ... "Rain will pour down in low elevations in Northern California and the southwestern part of Oregon as well from Friday through Saturday," Douty said.

In northern California, flood and high wind watches were in effect, with up to 8 inches (20 centimeters) of rain predicted ...