A huge backlog of trucks and cars stranded in the California snow has been caught on dramatic drone footage as a winter storm blitzes the state for a fifth day.

Northern regions of the Golden State were blanketed with 12 inches of snow over the weekend, prompting officials to warn residents not to travel – and forecasters have warned that another whitewash is on the way. 

The powerful blizzard closed highways and ski resorts in California and Nevada after the storm system moved over the west coast Thursday last week. 

A 70-mile stretch of Interstate 80 to the west and north of Lake Tahoe were still shut down late Sunday, with no estimate for reopening, the California Highway Patrol said. 

The CHP office in South Lake Tahoe warned motorists that tire chains for improved traction are required on routes through the mountains, where more than 7 feet (2.1 meters) of snow fell over the weekend.

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