CHP escorts drivers over the Grapevine as snow begins sticking to 5 Freeway

NEWHALL, Calif. (KABC) -- All lanes of the 5 Freeway through the Grapevine have reopened after California Highway Patrol officers escorted drivers Tuesday when some of the snow was beginning to stick to the roadway.

Snow was falling around the 5 Freeway through the pass late Tuesday afternoon. By 5 p.m. the CHP was starting to escort motorists. All lanes reopened just before 7:30 p.m.

Drivers are bracing themselves for a possible Grapevine closure.

Motorist Celia Stewart isn't thrilled about that possibility. The last time it happened, was "horrible," she recalled. "I had to take a two-hour drive around L.A. County."

The CHP says they'll only shut down the Grapevine if they absolutely have to.

"Right now there is inclement weather coming in," CHP Officer Joshua Greengard said Tuesday afternoon. "It is wet out there. Not right now, we are not shutting the freeway down but there is a potential for tonight with the snow levels dropping a little bit more."

The storm is expected to continue overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning, with conditions clearing by Thursday.

The National Weather Service was also warning about the possibility of landspouts and pea-sized hail Tuesday.