The closure caused traffic on the freeway — the main route connecting Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area — to back up for miles. A series of tornadoes swept across eastern Colorado Saturday, causing several minor injuries and damaging motorhomes and buildings. Flash-flood warnings remained in effect for the mountain areas of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, as well as the Antelope Valley on the northern edge of Los Angeles County and Central California's Cuyama Valley. Around 10 a.m., a vehicle rolled due to icy roads and hail on Interstate 40 near the community of Ash Fork. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage from the other three confirmed tornadoes in the area.

Source: ABC News May 08, 2016 01:03 UTC