the official snow survey happened this afternoon along highway 50 at el dorado county. the statewide snow pack is a mere 12% of normal. that is the lowest total ever for the january survey that happens up here in el dorado county every year. the next snow survey happens in april. we are on track if we do not continue to get storms to have the lowest ever for that one as well. andria borba, kpix5. >> this is what folsom lake looks light rye now. >>> a bay area airplane is back to normal now. kpix5's lynn ramirez says it only stopped when it hit the fence. >> no doubt some scary moments for the people who came crashing down. the twin engine prop made a normal landing but lost its breaks. it careened off the runway and hit a perimeter catch fence on the backside of the airport. there was a small hydraulic fluid leak that was quickly cleaned up by the firefighter who's responded. the airplane was towed back to a hanger and was not badly damaged. >> four people on board were not hour. this is the second incident in two weeks in that airport. last time, two planes t-boned on t

we saw a lot of skiers enjoying the new snow at sierra at tahoe in el dorado county.ahoe ski resorts have been trying to keep the slopes covered with manmade snow but you know there's just nothing like the real thing. sierra said it only had 16- inches so far this winter that's compared to a normal year which usually sees 480- inches. >>> unfortunately despite all that new snow. today's survey of the state's snow pact wasn't good. the snow pack is at its lowest level for this time of year since 1960. as ken pritchett tells us, experts say there's little chance that melting snow this spring will help with our drought. >> reporter: a welcome sign, a foot of new snow for the february snow survey. >> if we could just continue something like this it would be great. but that doesn't appear to be in the works. >> reporter: it is the first snow since the january snow surveyed but despite appearances it is not much. >> and today's samples bear that out. the test here shows 9% of average. >> we're looking at 1977 statewide the driest on record. we are quite a bit below that lev

we saw a lot of skiers enjoying the new snow at sierra at tahoe in el dorado county. tahoe ski resorts have been trying to keep the slopes covered with manmade snow but you know there's just nothing like the real thing. sierra said it only had 16- inches so far this winter that's compared to a normal year which usually sees 480- inches. >>> unfortunately despite all that new snow. today's survey of the state's snow pact wasn't good. the snow pack is at its lowest level for this time of year since 1960. as ken pritchett tells us, experts say there's little chance that melting snow this spring will help with our drought. >> reporter: a welcome sign, a foot of new snow for the february snow survey. >> if we could just continue something like this it would be great. but that doesn't appear to be in the works. >> reporter: it is the first snow since the january snow surveyed but despite appearances it is not much. >> and today's samples bear that out. the test here shows 9% of average. >> we're looking at 1977 statewide the driest on record. we are quite a bit below that l

in el dorado county, channel 2 news. >> we'll put the map up that shows the stark difference between this year and last year. the numbers are similar in the central and southern sierra. >>> investigators say dry conditions helped fuel a fire in a homeless incomement. the flames broke out in a grassy area near the village shopping center. six acres burned. crews cleared out the homeless encampment and the cause of the fire is under investigation. no one was hurt. >>> a man driving a stolen suv with a rifle inside was caught and killed. it happened on interstate 280 near daley city. it appears he lost control and hit another vehicle. the man had gotten out of his car and started running, when he tried to detained them he assaulted them and ran into the southbound lanes of the freeway. he was hit by at least one other car. they're trying to figure out who he is, because he had an id on him that clearly did not belong to him. >>> a vigil is planned for sunday for a popular priest killed this week. he was arrested yesterday after one of his relatives called police. investigators say he co

. >> the official snow survey happened in el dorado county and showed the statewide snowpack is 12% of normal. >> the next survey happens in april. we are on track if we don't continue to get storms to have the lowest ever for that one, as well. >> it's the first lady's last day in san francisco. security is tight. she will be joined by nancy pelosi. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> mrs. linda marie macdonald is your realtime captioner. >>> good morning, everyone. it's friday, january 31. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:00. the weekend is nearly here. we need to know what's going on weather-wise. here's lawrence. >> showers moving through again overnight if you are just getting up. still the roadways may be wet in spots. otherwise the system moving east. the showers beginning to slide out of town. so we are going to see some drier weather on friday, breezy too. out the door partly cloudy skies, temperatures cooler this morning. 49 in san

in el dorado county, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >> more information.the central sierra 21% of average, and the southern sierra is 30% of average. this is a stark difference from this time last year when all three zones measured well above 100% of average. >>> and once again we are following breaking news tonight. an amber alert issued for 7- year-old cabo of antioch. the girl was abducted at gunpoint from right outside of her home. live coverage as we get them. >>> a woman struck and killed and a child injured. >>> temperatures near 70 in parts of the bay area tomorrow. when and where you can expect the warmest weather. >> in we use this board to compare car insurance rates side by side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. [ rattling ] that's one smart board. what else does it do -- reverse gravity? [ chuckles ] split atoms? [ whoooosh! ] hey, how is that atom-splitting thing going? [ rattling ] [ electronic whistling ] oh! [ zap! ] a smarter way to shop around. now, that's progressive. call or click today. progress-oh! -oh! -oh! oh! oh! ♪ wh

. >> reporter: the official snow survey happens this afternoon along highway 50 in el dorado county. the statewide snowpack a mere 12% of normal. >> the next worst winter snow measurement at this date was 21%. and that was back in 1991 to 1963. >> reporter: the river should be raging but instead the water is moving along at typical july levels. >> these first storms are just being absorbed into the dry ground. and the runoff isn't happening. >> reporter: now, speaking with state climatologists they tell kpix 5 it would take storm after storm after storm like the one we had up here last night, the one we're expecting, a little bit of snow from up here tonight, to get us anywhere near average normal levels for snowfall for the state of california. they say that the snow survey they are going to take in april will be the true test of how bad things are going to get here in the golden state. live on donner summit, andria borba, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> the streets got soggy in san jose overnight. the splash of rain providing some much-needed moisture in the parched bay area. san jose re

in el dorado county, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >> more information.he central sierra 21% of average, and the southern sierra is 30% of average. this is a stark difference from this time last year when all three zones measured well above 100% of average. >>> and once again we are following breaking news tonight. an amber alert issued for 7- year-old cabo of antioch. the girl was abducted at gunpoint from right outside of her home. live coverage as we get them. >>> a woman struck and killed and a child injured. >>> temperatures near 70 in parts of the bay area tomorrow. when and where you can expect the warmest weather. >> in 90 seconds, a 49er fan packing his parca and heading to new england. the offer he could not refuse to be there for sunday's game. >> this is like a pilgramage. >>> 49ers fever in the bay area tonight and san francisco city hall as you can see is all deckedded out in red and gold ahead of the 49ers game on sunday against the green bay packers. coaches arrived in freezing cold wisconsin this evening after a warm send off in the bay a

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