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A powerful and cold winter storm pounded Northern California on Friday morning, bringing fierce winds along with rain and low-elevation snow to parts of the region.

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The storm made its presence felt Friday morning across Sacramento, pelting the region in rain as winds gusted to 50 mph in some locations. Farther north, snow was reported to be sticking to the ground in Redding. And in the mountains, whiteout and slippery conditions shut down major mountain passes including Interstate 80 and Highway 50.

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Here’s the latest on the storm:

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4 a.m.: Snow sticking to ground in Redding, Red Bluff

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Snow is starting to stick to the ground on the flood of the northern Sacramento Valley in places such as Redding and Red Bluff, according to the National Weather Service.

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Meteorologists noted snow was seen accumulating just after midnight on traffic cameras in the Redding area (elevation 560 feet) while the cold precipitation was “sticking to the road” in the Red Bluff area (305 feet) around 3:30 a.m.

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As a result, Caltrans has stopped all northbound Interstate 5 traffic at Fawndale Road, about 10 miles above Redding. Southbound traffic is being halted at Edgewood above Weed.

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Forecasts indicated snow could fall at the 500-foot level across portions of the Valley, including near Sacramento. At 4 a.m., only rain was seen on traffic cameras in Caltrans District 3, which covers most of the capital region, in places such as Highway 50 in Placerville (1,800 feet elevation), Interstate 80 in Rocklin (250 feet) and Highway 128 in Winters (135 feet).

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Radar images at 4 a.m. indicated snow was falling in parts of western Yolo County, west of Esparto.

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3:44 a.m.: Strong winds in the Sacramento area

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Winds in the capital region overnight gusted to over 50 mph in some spots, downing trees and knocking out power.

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The National Weather Service said peak gusts from the storm at 2:30 a.m. included:

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• 53 mph at Mather Airport near Rancho Cordova
• 52 mph at Marysville Airport
• 51 mph at McClellan Airport near North Highlands
• 44 mph at Sacramento International Airport

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3:30 a.m.: Power outages for SMUD, PG&E customers

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Just like during the strong storms of early January, winds are playing havoc with electricity for customers in the Sacramento Municipal Utility District and in Pacific Gas and Electric territory.

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Just after 2:30 a.m., SMUD reported nearly 14,000 homes and businesses had lost power in the areas of Carmichael and Rancho Cordova. SMUD crews have restored electricity to some 10,000 but 3,511 customers remain in the dark as of 4 a.m.

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Roughly 6,500 SMUD customers across Sacramento County are without power due to 31 outages as of 4 a.m., with the second-largest outage in Citrus Heights (1,458).

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Across the capital region in PG&E territory, roughly 7,000 customers in Placer, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties were offline, about a tenth of all outages across the utility’s service area.

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The largest outages in the capital region included more than 2,000 customers in Olivehurst and 2,400 homes and businesses in Yuba City. Granite Bay also had nearly 1,400 ratepayers without power.

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The widest outages statewide, according to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, were reported in Lake County where over 24,000 homes and business were in the dark.