As of Friday, Nov. 18 at 12 noon, State Route 299 (which runs east from Hwy 101 north of Arcata to Redding) is closed 4.5 miles west of Big Bar in Trinity County.

CalTrans is advising motorists to use an alternative route.

More road information is available at the CalTrans website at http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi.

More info on local conditions can be found at:
Weather conditions from the National Weather Service
Real-time earthquake updates from the U.S. Geological Survey 
Tides and currents from the National Weather Service