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two cars southbound highway 101 and sausalito. layer of ice covering the freeway. messy, driving treacherous. one driver was taken to hospital with minor injury. all lanes now reopened. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. there's a wicked mix of winter weather pummelling the bay area right now. snow, hail, rain, even lightning. >> provided for extremely dangerous driving to be sure. tricky out there. live team coverage spread out for you. >> sandhya patel with live doppler 7. >> it is the frozen type of precipitation that's going to cause problems. live doppler 7 right now, we're tracking what we expect, wintry mix, some falling at low

elevations. old redwood highway, across highway 101, snow from graiten totopol. other parts of the bay area watching along highway 35, snow with rain and tracking showers on the peninsula coming down hard. moving eastward into union city between 11:51 and 11:58. seen over parts of diablo. santa cruz mountains under winter weather advisory. 1,000 to 2,000 feet. lake county, hills under a winter storm warning until 7:00 a.m. expecting two to seven inches. light number one tonight. snow over the highest peaks. showers, hail, even black ice.

isolated thunder in the forecast, had lightning strike near hayward as the storm moved through. hour by hour time line, wintry mix continues into the morning commute. >> as sandhya just mentioned bay area peaks are hit with winter tonight. all saw a fresh coat of snow. kate larson is in the east bay in oakland hills. seeing any snow? >> reporter: we're going to get to that. grizzly peak boulevard, a beautiful vista of the east bay and san francisco. earlier was foggy and dark. pulled over when we saw this street lamp, looked across the street and you can see what looks like snow, not a lot but patches of white. look at this, upon closer inspection it's not snow but more like hail.

evening in oakland started with downpour of freezing rain in town. and hail in tilden regional park. the wet roads and dark sky meant trouble for drivers in the east bay. including at this home in oakland. driver tells me because of the rain and slick asphalt she lost control of her suv, skipped the curb and crashed into a tree in sue's front yard. >> saw that, oh, no, not again. >> reporter: lived there since 1982, says the curve in the road right above her house is to blame for nearly ten crashes into and around her home over the past 37 years. wishes drivers would learn to slow down during the storms and stop wrecking her property. >> 30 miles an hour in the sunlight, best of conditions, that's the speed limit. but right now, got to be less

than that. >> reporter: so we have a little break in the storm right now. not raining or hailing now. but likely won't last for long because the storm is not over yet. as beautiful as it is up here on grizzly peak boulevard, don't recommend driving here during storm, fog can come in and make it tricky. everyone stay safe on the roads. abc7 news. >> great advice. this was not donner pass but mt. diablo in the east bay. can you believe it? snow started falling at feet level. locked the gates to keep people off the summit. some parked at base and walked up to enjoy the snow. rare a control, a treat for locals. >> cornell barnard is live with

more. >> reporter: yeah, dan and ama, no snow on the valley floor tonight but few miles up highway 29, winter wonderland. >> it's snowing. it's snowing! >> reporter: super cool snow sighting for molly's family at their house in lake county. drove to napa county and found this at summer of mt. st mt. st. helena, snow in robert louis stevenson state park. >> from santa rosa so new to me to live in area that snows. >> reporter: snowball fight on. how often can you do this? make a real snowball and wait for it. do a snow angel. we found cal trans snow plows

dropping sand on highway 29 to prevent cars from spinning out. amanda and her kids drove to check out snow before it melts. >> awesome it's this low down, been heres. >> awesome but really cold. >> reporter: she's right. still really cold out here tonight. no telling how long that snow is going to stick around. live in calistoga, abc7 news. >> thank so much. good effort at that snow angel. higher elevations in the north bay also saw snow. marin countync camer captured these, just above 2,500 feet. >> in the south bay, more than feet. typically gets snow a couple times a year. highway patrol is investigating whether the wet roads called

three-car wreck near monument boulevard in pleasant hill. one car spun out, smashed into center divide. two others slammed into it from behind, at least two drivers taken to the hospital. water poured from spillway after capacity hit 103%. sky7 was overhead as the water flowed into sycamore creek. residents self-evacuated yesterday, worried that mobile m ho home park would flood. since receded. closed over the sierra between applegate and nevada state line. from cal trans cameras, several feet of snow blanketing high sierra. highway 50 is own but chain controls in effect and traffic

held periodically for avalanche control. live doppler 7 is most popular story on our website and abc7 news app. lot of people want to know about the weather. to track the rain, blue live bar at top of the app. also check weather where you live and enable push alerts for latest news as it happens. young couple from san francisco survived several days stranded in snow. left for camping trip in mendocino national forest. when didn't return friday as planned, families worried. search crews found them inside their jeep, stuck in snow. see them tonight with families and rescue crews. >> glad they're safe. oakland public school teachers have overwhelmingly authorized a strike, no date set for walkout. 95% voted yes.

teachers union and district locked in bitter fight. asking for 12% raise over three years and district offered 5% over that same period. could have strike before end of the month. leaders say still optimistic strike could be averted. dolphin was stranded on beach. what we've learned. two artists in the south bay working on mural to honor chinatown that no longer exists. first look at massive display. see how some are making best of the weather in bay area. we know him. >> good shot michelle. "jimmy kimmel live." >> thanks, we've got a super show tonight. >> you have to leave three hours to get to the game, five-hour game, two hours back to the

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bleeding from tail area. striped dolphin, rare. vets sedated it and took to sausalito, that's where it died. when animals come out of the water, typically have severe health issues. celebrations under way for year of the pig. families celebrating the lunar new year with plenty of delicious food. pig is last zodiac animal on the chinese lunar calendar. in chinese astrology, pigs represent wealth and treasure. those born in year of the pig mural. >> fire that may have been deliberately set destroyed city's first chinatown in 1957.

>> shows what the mural may reflect. artists are on a mission to memorialize long gone chinatowns in san jose. several destroyed by suspected arson in 1800s. >>s it way massacre and wanted to adjust it, make a mural with thought and depth to it. >> documented. many sketches. a decorated dragon symbolizing power, strength and good luck and legendary monkey king. >> my all-time favorite superhero type of icon. >> plans for the mural still in early stages. both artists want to involve the community in the conversation and creation. eventually hope piece will get green light to go up here in downtown san jose. >> true test of ave culture is

surviving. that's what we want to represent. >> abc7 news. showing no signs of letting up tonight. >> and some people making best of it. look at pictures of one loyal abc7 viewer sent us, not just a viewer yet to be honest. >> hail with side of red wine, that's not bad, michel kamu, our -- chief. need a coat. >> what's with the short sleeves? >> trying to brave the cold. live doppler 7. i've seen snow in local hills in the last however many years i've been doing weather but want to show you something you don't see often. global warming definitely playing a part, bohemian highway, starting to see snow, taking you down to street level. along joy road, lower snow

levels in north bay. dublin to 580 across 680, a mix of rain and snow. pinks and purples there. mt. hamilton it's been coming down. seen on mt. diablo. santa cruz mountains getting a wintry mix as well. look at pinks around san mateo county. that's street level radar. i want to track the moisture off the coastline, moderate pockets coming. will be asleep but may wake you up. back in time, a thunderstorm blew through, isolated cell. san mateo bridge heading into hayward and seen accumulating snow over mt. diablo, mt. hamilton, it's upper level cold pressure system pivoting in

cold, unstable air. seeing what you've been seeing, mixture of wintry precipitation, light level one on the storm impact scale. snow over the highest peaks. can't rule out at lower elevations. showers, hail and black ice is what you look out for in commute and isolated thunder chance still in the forecast. tahoe, reporting two to six feet of snow and it's still snowing. blizzard warning dropped but winter storm warning in effect un00 tomorrow. more road closures and chain controls, what we're seeing right now. here's what we're feeling. chill. look at temperatures. 29 in clearlake, down to upper 30s in santa rosa, napa, 39 in

cloverdale, need heavy coats tomorrow. wintry mix and black ice for morning commute, very cold next few mornings, dry midweek but rain returns friday. time this out for you. midnight tonight, still some snow falling in north and parts of the south bay, santa cruz mountains. 4:00 a.m., shifts to east bay, santa cruz mountains and matt hamilton, still a chance of thunderstorms. unstable air, 5:00 a.m. shifting down, mainly south bay event. we'll track for you tomorrow morning at 4:30. by 6:00 p.m., few more cells developing and slipping southward. can't rule out more showers and snow showers. will be pretty when the clouds break up and see clearing.

snow on the local peaks. very cold. tomorrow morning mid to upper 20s. down to freezing in nth mid-30s inland, bundle up. one of those mornings where you need extra time to commute as well. chilly in the afternoon, 40s, 50s, breezy. jacket in the afternoon. accuweather seven-day forecast, light level one for lunar new year celebrations. cold mornings wednesday and thursday. two systems friday to sunday, light level ones coming through the bay area. expect more wet weather. another women's clothing store chain files for bankruptcy. what is means for bay area stores. tomorrow on

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we leave you with some snow starting to fall in the santa cruz mountains. these pictures just in. >> we show you so you don't have to go out in it. >> live doppler 7 now, you will see where it is snowing. some on the santa cruz mountains, also mt. hamilton, closer look at snow over te mountains. be safe tomorrow. >> that's our report, appreciate your time. dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz, for all of us, thanks. good night. tvs number one daily viral video show right this minute.

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