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Thursday morning's wintry storm, stretching from the Oregon coast to Mount Hood and from Eugene into southwest Washington, did more than create white-out conditions and dump half a foot of snow in places:
It also set the stage for a series of traffic crashes along Interstate 5 that closed long stretches of the major north-south throughway.
Fortunately, there have been only minor injuries, said a spokesman for Oregon State Police. But the mostly low-speed crashes, beginning shortly after 8 a.m., overwhelmed responders.
Interstate 5 southbound was closed about 3 miles north of Albany just after 8:30 Thursday morning after several crashes involving up to 20 total vehicles were reported on the snowy freeway, transportation officials said.
Just after that, official said I-5 northbound was closed 8 miles south of Albany when another pileup was reported.
For the southbound crash, a detour was in place using Old Salem Road for all but overweight vehicles, according to a statement from the Oregon Department of Transportation.
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