kron four's amanda hari spoke with the national weather service with. but you can expect in the coming days. the weather has surely been frightful and i'm told you should get used to seeing this light scattered rain because it's going to be sticking with it's not just christmas day. it's been this entire week. >> our weather pattern has set up so that it's essentially been you know, band after band of rain showers that have been coming into virtually since monday. and it's actually accumulating into a quiet little total of rainfall. well, it wasn't a white christmas it's certainly a soggy one. we've actually seen a heavier band of rain that came down and almost all the little bit over the san francisco bay area. and it's just slowly kind of made its way down towards the central coast. now this is citizen video taken in oakland. you can see flooding near foster avenue and bernhardt drive. >> meteorologists with the national weather service bay area david king says we're going to continue to see this type of weather. it's going to stay rainy essentially yo

. >> governor -- [inaudible] >> we have the national weather service here. they could answer any questions. >> good afternoon. my name is christine wheldon, meteorologist at the national weather service. our meteorologist in charge, the national weather service in paducah, and we have had several teams out surveying the damage. of course, as you all know it. spans a good number of miles, so it's a lot of ground to cover. but i did do an aerial survey yesterday, and i can tell you that the track is continuous from south of casey in fulton county all the way until at least beaver dam where we finally turned around. so the damage that we have surveyed so is far indicates that the rating is at least an ef3, however, we have more renowned experts on the surveys right now and also experts within the national weather service that are looking at the data, and we'll be looking at possibly upgrading that as well. on behalf of the national weather service, our hearts go out to each and every person that has been affected by this tornado. it not only affects us here loca

we just heard back from the national weather service this is an area of three tornado, we are fortunateugh wasn't in es for. i think a significant amount of danger when the storms hit during evening hours and when it's dark outside. we got a couple of miles of damage, 25 homes damaged several buildings collapsed. we do -- we have had one fatality and a couple of injuries but overall we've been pretty fortunate compared to the rest of the midwest. arthel: understandably, we don't want anyone to perish in these events i do understand your perspective. if you could tell us about the rescue and recovery efforts taking place there in missouri. >> we went into action last night a little after 7:30 p.m. when we started spotting debris on the radar. we started deploying resources, public safety utility companies, highway department and clearing debris immediately because we knew power lines would be down and we needed to get to these folks and get them to safety. we immediately deployed resources which made us fortunate reducing the amount of injuries and live wires and debris fields and debris

the national weather service confirming six tornadoes have touched down in middleton, that is not counting the deadly tornadoes led to the death toll in west tennessee. as you travel between memphis and nashville all along interstate 40 you can see the landscape is daunting with places where the tornado hopped the landscape zigzagging at times. power is a big concern for a lot of communities in tennessee. i want to show you what's leading to the power outages issues. this is a video from paris and tennessee of the kentucky border, a major tva transmission tower. these lines are what they did for electric cooperatives so they can send them to homes and businesses. when towers like this it's a major undertaking to get them restored. there several counties who do not have direct damage from the tornado outbreak. there are effective because so many areas are without power with the major lines being down just like this one. all of this happening as another cold nice hudson. jon: fox whether multimedia journalist, thank you. complete storm coverage you want to download hour by hour update scan t

. >> we have the national weather service here that could answer any questions. >> good afternoon. my name is christine from the warning coordination. and mr. steve eddie, our meteorologist in charge at the national weather service in paducah. for the last two days we've had several teams out surveying the damage. of course, it spans a good number of miles. a lot of ground to cover, but i did do an aerial survey yesterday and i can tell you that the track is continuous from south of casey in fulton county to at least beaver dam where we finally turned around. so the damage that we have surveyed so far indicates that the rating is at least an ef-3. however u, we have world renowned experts on the surveys right now and also experts within the national weather service that are looking at the data and will be looking at possibly upgrading that rating as well. on behalf of the national weather service, our hearts go out to each and every person that has been affected by this tornado. and not only affects us here locally and our offices but across the entire weather service where we've ha

. >> meteorologists with the national weather service bay area david king says we're going to continue to see this type of weather. it's going to stay rainy essentially you know, the new year's holiday, he says for the bay area. the rain is a positive limiting fire danger. i know that we have occasionally in very limited cells today. >> but we weren't necessarily as concerned about potentially a fire starting because of this accumulated rain over the course of this week. >> has really benefited our sources. the national weather service is keeping an eye on colder temperatures in the coming days. as of right now we're kind of just expecting more into those 30's getting closer to the freezing temperatures in terms of like a definitive. it's going to be icy. >> not at this time. we are going to keep an eye. >> king tells me to make sure you're taking those colder temperatures seriously. make sure you're bundling up wearing layers. and if you do have to go out and drive somewhere allow extra time because the roads could be wet and there could be traffic live in san francisco. amanda hari k

. >> governor -- [ inaudible question ] >> we have the national weather service here that could answer any question. >> good afternoon. my name is christine, the warning coordination meteorologist in paducah, kentucky. we have our meteorologist in charge at the national weather service in paducah. for the last two days we have had several teams out surveying the damage. it spans a good number of miles. so it's a lot of ground to cover. but i did do an aerial survey yesterday, and i could tell you that the track is continuous from south of casey in fulton county all the way to at least beaver dam when we finally turned around. so the damage that we have surveyed so far indicates that the rating is at least an ef3. however, we have experts who are on the surveys right now, and also experts within the national weather service that are looking at the data and will be looking at possibly upgrading that rating as well. on behalf of the national weather service, our hearts go out to each and every person that has been affected by this tornado. and that affects us locally and across the entire

greg hanson, a meteorologist with the national weather service service rather in boulder. colorado, thanks so much for your time. thanks for having me. on the us led coalition has ended its mission against the so called islamic state in iraq. the government in baghdad says there are no foreign combat troops on its soil. u. s. forces went back into iraq, 7 years ago to halt the rise of terror groups. an international operation pushed back the extremists, but many of the remaining 2 and a half 1000 us personnel have stayed on in iraq as instructors and advises. mission accomplished, claimed president george w bush in may 2003. but it wasn't far from pulling out of iraq after the overthrow of saddam hussein the u. s. army stayed on for years, islam, and for great was an act of illegal aggression which de stabilized a rock and caused terrible suffering for the civilian population. i would describe the impact of the last 2 decades as catastrophic the lance lance, wednesday, yon carrasco find was muslim. the u. s. never managed to put a democratic framework in place as terrorism and violent crim

they'll get the data from the national weather service. the average of a typical tornado, if you can say there is one, according to the national weather service, lindsey, is about one or two miles on the ground. so this thing, if it is actually as long as they estimate it to be as you saw in that one full screen, the one slide that the governor was showing, is 100 to 200 times greater than average, and we don't even know the width. but we heard from emergency management officials out of kentucky during that same very briefing, 25 minutes long as we were watching it overnight is that he was comparing it to what we call the great 1925 tornadoes. that's march 18th, 1925. in that particular incident on that day, they did see one tornado that was up to a mile wide. now, they didn't indicate how wide this particular 200-long-mile path was, but you can just imagine because the typical tornado width is 50 yards. so when they say this could break all records, and it seems like they definitely do believe so, the unfortunate reality of all that, linds

okay, great. hanson, a meteorologist with the national weather service service rather in boulder. colorado, thanks so much for your time. thanks for having me on while staying in the u. s. and health experts are warning of what they call an army crohn blizzard. if told americans to prepare for severe disruptions in the coming weeks, the rising wave of coven 19 laid by the on the crown variant is threatening to overwhelm hospitals, their schools, and other key infrastructure. reco numbers of children have been hospitalized. and authorities are preparing to authorize booster shots for 12 to 15 year olds next week. when we talk to the side, oh my, he's the director of the yale institute for global health and asked him about possible solutions to stop covered runing. another year we have tools at our disposal around the world. we have highly effective vaccines, especially against severe disease. we have a pretty substantial supply of high quality mass. we have understood more about the modes of transmission of the wires, and we know that good ventilation and good filtration helps. so it is the

all three levels, of the national weather service, we knew there was a significant weather event thatadoes is fast through the heart of western kentucky —— past. they were heavenly warned. —— heavily. it came from jonesboro arkansas. as far as... it was a very hectic evening. callaway county, nearby mayfield, was warned a couple of times in these situations, and that's where i lived with my wife. we actually were warned of the tornado and it never even entered the callaway county area, so as far as a warning system is concerned, the national weather service, localsix, local is concerned, the national weather service, local six, local stations that stayed on air, they were abreast on the situation. as far as actual warnings were concerned, at least 90 minutes ahead of time that it devastating storm was headed in this direction.— this direction. very briefly, has there been _ this direction. very briefly, has there been anything _ this direction. very briefly, has there been anything like - this direction. very briefly, has there been anything like this i this direction. very briefly, h

. >> meteorologists with the national weather service bay area david king says we're going to continue to see this type of weather. it's still going to be in that same vein where it's going to be a system moves, there's going to be a break and then another system. but again, it's going to stay in this kind of light rain and can be spread out through the course of the week. he says for the bay area. the rain is a positive limiting fire danger. any time we get rain. it is a great thing it's always beneficial. i know that we have lightning occasionally in very limited cells today. >> but we weren't necessarily as concerned about potentially a fire starting because of this accumulating rain over the course of this week. >> has really benefited our stories. the national weather service is keeping an eye on colder temperatures in the coming days. as of right now we're kind of just expecting more into those 30's getting closer to the freezing temperatures. >> in terms of like a definitive. it's going to be icy. not at this time. we are going to keep an eye. >> king tells me to make sure you'r

but national weather service is watching that carefully as this.nday morning focusing the concentration, the south bay and off to the east bay north bay gets its fair share. no doubt. however, the concentration throughout the day tomorrow. but again, the afternoon evening will shift to the south looking at the longer range forecast. obviously we know the traffic going on sunday into monday. you see the snow showers in the mountains. there's a break tuesday night into wednesday than a week or batch. excuse me comes in thursday in the finnish off the week. good news is lit next weekend looks to be cleared out with all about. so most the rain traffic will be focused the heavy stuff early part from sunday onward to about 2 states. a good benchmark here for your 4 zone forecast is not going to be real thrilling across the of year because of the system that we have taking place. we do have a southerly wind, though, and the advance of this 56 san francisco. we see the mid 50's along the coast, 58 going on burlingame and even to the south. yeah. upper 50's

the national weather service announcing a record yesterday for the most hurricane force wind gusts at least 55 reports of wind speeds more than 75 miles per hour. in nebraska and iowa, wind gusts so strong, the roadways barely drivable meteorologists say powerful storms from the west and record warmth this season are to blame, together triggering violent thunderstorms and tornados like no other. >> the oceans are warming up that means they evaporate more moisture into the atmosphere that moisture, that warmth, together they provide the energy to generate these storms. >> reporter: after all that weather overnight causing damage like this, more winter weather on the horizon. but temperatures plummeting experts say the weather whiplash is due to the change in climate and unusual storm seasons like this won't be the last mora barrett, nbc news heartland, minnesota. >> reporter: this is gabe gutierrez in kentucky where today we boarded a black hawk helicopter for an exclusive look at the historic damage. >> i look at previous responses to tornados. >> reporter: general daniel hokanson lea

in effect until tuesday night at 10 that warning covers the greater lake tahoe area, the national weather service says up to 8 feet of snow is expected to fall from now until tuesday. strong winds are also a concern. the weather service is advising motorists to avoid travel if possible and be prepared to be stranded for hours. people who have to travel are being advised to carry an extra kit with extra food, water and clothing. >> you can track storms right from your fingertips by downloading the kron 4 news mobile app. you can get real time radar and lawrence is forecast just use your mobile device to scan the qr code on your screen and you'll be directed to download the app. a trip on the high seas ends in tragedy when a woman falls overboard on a cruise ship. the very latest on the efforts to rescue her. >> and a state of emergency in kentucky has several tornadoes have taken lives and leave major destruction in the midwest and also parts of the south. we'll have a live update. one of the hardest hit areas. that's right after the break. >> kron 4 sitting on top of the weather watch the sunday

it continues into the acceleration of weather modeling across noaa and the national weather service. this in turn will improve predictions of high-impact weather events and evaluate the potential future direction for models and data assimilation. i hope to hear more on how noah can collaborate -- noaa can collaborate with other agencies, including the fastest supercomputers in the world. slick especially with an agency that is clear subject matter expert is the most efficient use of taxpayer money and we shouldn't encourage as much as possible. lastly, i look forward to discussing how noaa will leverage existing centers and scientific expertise to inspire and support the next generation of stem students. oklahoma is proud to have a component of noaa zipper structure, the national weather center. the work conducted provides lifesaving services for the entire country. it will keep the next generation of technology, and we must ensure that our instruments and the entire infrastructure are a world of us. meteorologists, oceanographers, by arguing just, and other researchers should not hav

so flood advisories have been issued by the national weather service until 6.30 this evening.ck in on the guadalupe river. that's one of the main arteries there in the south bay that looks like that the little river will stay within its banks. >> but you could see a rapid

let's bring in a meteorologist with the national weather service in boulder, colorado. welcome.l us more about the situation, if you will, in colorado right now. >> thanks for having me on. the fire has settled down overnigh in this morning. the strong winds that drove the fire yesterday rapidly subsided yesterday evening. we are getting snow on the fire today, so that is really helping the firefighting efforts. anchor: highly unusual to say the least, what are the factors that have led to the situion? >>, facrs, i guess. the first is the verytrong nds -- three factorsi guess. first, the strong winds yesterday. those are not uncommon on t edge of the cky mountains and hills and we do get these mountain-enhanced window dense whereind -- wind events, where can reach 80 miles per hour to 100 miles per hour, but that was combined with very dry conditions. we have the rerd dries conditions from july 1 through now on rerd in denver, so very dry conditions. we have been in a severe drought category for t past month, very dryonditions. the fuels were dry. thent sounds like the power lin

but that wasn't what need over at ocean beach strong winds, the national weather service is expecting hazardous be conditions sunday into monday. >> towards the afternoon the storm system spread light to moderate rain across the bay area. >> in berkeley. people went about their day rain or shine. the rain is really nice. >> i wish it wasn't raining but since his but after that and makes a nice day. a nice day. for now. but this storm is expected to bring the heaviest rain late sunday into the overnight hours on the roads. we saw fewer drivers. but with the weather pattern about to change first responders caution to take it slow over the next couple of days. >> well, that was gail on reporting for us. starting now to the peninsula and the south bay kron four's. amanda hari spent time there when the storm started to move south and she tells us what conditions are like there. >> sunday afternoon. we're seeing a lot of rain in the san mateo areas. i drove around things were wet. things were slick and it was slippery. if you take a look at your screen. this is some dash cam video from my d

the national weather service wants you to stay put for now. look at highway 50 here near meyer shows the area heavy with snow later in this newscast will show you how people got to jump start today on driving through that area. the storm has led to closures and evacuation warnings in monterey county as well. caltrans closed highway one tonight between degen's big service sort and ragged point due to debris flow and evacuation warnings also been issued for salinas residents in the dolan burn scar area and areas in and around river road. officials say residents should remain vigilant and be aware of any land movement people with pets and livestock or those who need more time to evacuate, are being told to leave now a pg and e says it is more than ready for this massive storm. the utility has stockpiled equipment at strategic locations in preparation for the several days of rain that we're expecting. the genie says the storm has the potential to cause widespread power outages. but a spokeswoman tells ktvu that the utility has power poles, power l

the warning covers the greater lake tahoe area. >> the national weather service is saying up to 8 feet of snow is expected to fall from now until tuesday. strong winds also a concern. the weather service is advising drivers to try to avoid travel if possible and be prepared to be stranded. if you have to travel you're being advised to carry an emergency kit with extra food, water and clothing. >> right now on kron 4 dot com. you can stay up to dated with the very loose on the situation we have with the rain falling here across the bay area just scan. this qr code on your screen with your mobile device. and you'll be directed to download the kron 4 news mobile app where you can get live stormtracker 4 radar and track rain drops right down to your neighborhood. >> some developing news we've been watching tonight's coming to us out of houston where harris county deputies say 14 people were shot and one person died. authorities are saying that a large crowd had gathered for a celebration of life. and that's when a driver approached someone and then started shooting into the crowd. this is

we saw over 30 tornadoes touch down, and that's still being addressed by the national weather servicebut we got that in 24-hour period. that's really saying something. in fact, we set some records. 100 tornado warnings issued by the national weather service, which is the highest ever for a single day in the month of december. that's pretty incredible. and unfortunately, this is a dire statistic, but we do have the potential, once we finalize and realize the number of fatalities from this particular event that this could be nudged into the top ten most fatal tornadic outbreaks across the u.s. not something we want to see, to say the least. the storm's evolution was just incredible. it lasted for roughly eight to ten hours. and there was one storm in particular that did the longest tracked storm, that has preliminary a record-breaking track. that was over 250 miles. so quite insane to talk about that. because, the previous record was 1925. the tri-state tornado outbreak that impacted three separate states, that was a very impressive storm. but this traveled over 250 miles, preliminary.

a mile wide in some places according to the national weather service. but when you're in the center of it, you can't see the edges of the destruction. usual you'll see a tornado hop along, cause problems, touch town in an area that is not populations. to have one take a foot hold on the ground and drive like a lawn mower over 200 miles is something i have never seen before. >> neil: the president is headed to mayfield, kentucky tomorrow. what does my next guest want to hear from him? tyler goodman is a county commissioner. he was kind enough to join us right now. tyler, how are things looking there right now? >> well, it's very busy right now. i mean, there's rescue teams there's red cross, utility crews, road crews. there's people everywhere in mayfield. everybody is here to help. it's good to see the outpouring of support. >> neil: what do you most need right now, tyler? >> well, really we need the utilities back on, the transportation department has done a great job clearing things off. we've had donations come in as far as pennsylvania, new jersey,

but the other concern, the national weather service has been talking about in the santa cruz mountains as they will get that so-called up. sloping occurring. it's just like a wet rag when you squeeze a little bit, you tend to get a little bit more in the way of rain from all about waking rather this evening, i should say mostly cloudy and then by midnight. that's when the showers arrived in tomorrow morning. it's rain and winds will plot this again for you. check those winds out of the longer range forecast in a bit. justine, thank you so much. and that weather system has utility crews increasing staffing this weekend to help people with possible power outages. >> hardware stores also really busy today. people deciding now what may be new generator. some flashlights. >> kron four's. gayle ong joins us alive. she's covering this part of the story tonight. good evening, gayle. >> well, good evening justine now overall, the weather is quiet on saturday. it is cold outside here in san francisco. i'm wearing 3 layers. but hardware stores were kept busy across the region. i checked in with s

an update, san francisco is right now under a microclimate weather alert because the national weather servicesory. this will remain in effect until 1:00. especially through the next hour or so. could see periods of heavy downpowers which is what we're seeing now. could see a lot of street flooding in that stretch in that area. that's definitely an issue we've seen in san francisco. now over the next seven days, we have some changes ahead. rain will turn to showers. still a chance for possibly seeing some thunderstorm activity heading into this evening. but by tomorrow morning, the rain clears out just in time for new year's eve and the new year 2022. marcus? >> yeah, 2022. look at that. all right. >>> thank you so much for joining us for our midday newscast. the next one coming up at 5:00. you can always get the latest information any time of the day at nbcbayarea.com. have a great day. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. - musicians, composers, conductors, and dancers make our world a more beautiful place. - that's what i always said, right? - support music education a

the national weather service says one of those storms tore a track of damage nearly 200 miles long. a kentucky man captured glimpses of one of the massive tornadoes. see it right there. extraordinary at lightning illuminates the sky. lightning, colossal. the full scope across the widespread area still being assessed. in illinois an amazon warehouse collapsed killing at least two people. rescue efforts continue to be under way. and in arkansas, a tornado decimated a nursing home. at least one person killed there. and then in kentucky, the governor issue as state of emergency. the death toll is expected to exceed 79 people. in that state alone, possibly many more. officials calling it one of the darkest days in the commonwealth's history. >> well, i'm standing outside of what used to be that factory now, and it is a level of devastation that none of us have ever seen before. we have dozens of people that are out here searching. hoping. we haven't, unfortunately, had a, a successful rescue since about 3:00 a.m. there's just a huge amount of loss here, and across the commonwealth. >> pr

that they have sustained overnight to 1925. 1925 saw a tornado in kentucky according to the national weather service that was a mile wide. and, again, the average, according to the national weather service, of a tornado is about 50 yards. so when they were reflecting here that it affected four states, that 50 people at least lost their lives in the dark of night because of these tornadoes and on top of that that they believe up to 70 to 100 individuals were involved in the count here potentially of losing their lives, you get a sense of how severe this is. and they were looking at the historic comparisons here. now they're bringing in trucks of water. we heard that from the national guard, emergency management giving us also a sense of severity. 7:50 a.m. is when the sun rises, about two and a half hours. they'll be able to look at the damage and just this video coming in overnight gives us a sense of what governor andy beshear, out of kentucky, gave us an update on. we'll continue to follow this breaking news story coming out of kentucky and also four other states, four states total, affecting up t

. >>> also, just in, the national weather service now saying it was an ef-4 tornado that tore across much of kentucky, including mayfield. winds up to 190 miles per hour. the governor there breaking down today as he introduced the president, and what president biden has just promised. >>> we also have major new developments tonight on covid here in the u.s. how quickly this new variant is now spreading. and are the boosters working? what dr. fauci said today. and several universities reporting outbreaks. cornell now suspecting 900 cases of covid. it's believed the vast majority of these cases are among vaccinated college students. and the concern with students now going home for the holidays. >>> former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin in federal court today, now pleading guilty to civil rights charges for the death of george floyd. >>> overseas tonight, the humanitarian crisis now unfolding in afghanistan. our team is on the ground tonight. the children on the edge of starvation. a 2-year-old weighing just 11 pounds. and with the taliban now in control, now isis taking aim a

we will not know the answer for that, until the national weather service can go out and survey a lot of the damage to put this in perspective, the vast majority of tornados are on the ground for less than ten minutes and travel less than ten miles. this will go long beyond that. the longest record, 1925, the tristate tornado, 210 miles. it has the potential to break that record. it will once the survey crews go out. but the significant storm, it's not like it's done and over with. we have four states, kentucky, alabama, as well as mississippi, although most of mississippi is starting to see that as a result of the threat. but the focal point for the strong to severe thunderstorms has really been the center part here, kentucky, tennessee, alabama really for the next couple of hours and then eventually moving into the carolinas and areas of georgia as the line continues to slide to the east. we still have active thunderstorm warnings. those are likely to continue. this map has been updated to reflect the fact that the storm is starting to shift. so, we still have the potential for isol

the national weather service described it as a life—threatening situation and ordered the residents oflle and superior to leave. here's the sheriff of boulder county, joe pelle, at an earlier news conference. it has been a harrowing day in boulder county with two significant fires fuelled by dry conditions and very high winds. we currently have thousands of individuals in the south part of our county and in the areas of superior and louisville who have been evacuated. we know that there are structures, both homes and businesses, that have been burned and lost. i'm speaking about hundreds of structures. we know that people are anxiously waiting for word about the conditions of their homes and their neighbourhoods, and want to assure you that our fire personnel are working as hard as they can to save additional structures as we speak, and when it is safe to do so, we'll start the emotional and painful process of assessing damages. christina sanjuan is a meteorologist in colorado. she told me more about the situation on the ground. the latest update from officials have told us that they b

the national weather service described it as a life—threatening situation and ordered the residents ofe and superior to leave. here's the sheriff of boulder county, joe pelle, at an earlier news conference. it has been a harrowing day in boulder county with two significant fires fuelled by dry conditions and very high winds. we seem to have lost the sound forjoe pelle. we will try and get that later. christina sanjuan is a meterologist in colorado. she told me more about the situation on the ground. the latest update from officials have told us that they believe this fire was actually caused by a downed powerline. however, we have very strong wind gusts right now and the wind actually got up to about 110mph earlier this afternoon and it doesn't look to let up, really as we head into the overnight hours. really even as we head into the overnight hours. would you say this is a kind of perfect storm — you've got these very strong winds and also, very high temperatures — would you describe it as that? all the right components are there for ourfire danger to be so extreme. we are in an extr

tonight, the national weather service confirming one long-tractor nay doe was on the ground for at least 128 miles. a stunning distance. and they continue to assess how far that path continued in other states. tonight, fema teams now on the ground. president biden comes to kentucky on wednesday. >>> and we take you to the small town of gilbertsville tonight, population just 300. what we found. they're now trying to salvage my meaningful belongings they can find. >>> all of this tonight as we now track another cross-country storm. several feet of snow and high winds already. that system then sweeping east, potentially hitting this same region again. meteorologist rob marciano tracking it all. >>> and good evening tonight from kentucky. the epicenter of what authorities have now confirmed is the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in more than a decade. just look behind me here tonight. you can see home after home. this is actually somebody's living room. that's a fireplace there, now completely exposed to the outdoors. the home completely torn apart. right behind it, massive trees coming

but that wasn't what over at ocean beach strong winds, the national weather service is expecting hazardous beach and marine conditions sunday into monday. >> towards the afternoon. the storm system spread light to moderate rain across the bay area. >> in berkeley. people went about their day rain or shine. the rain is really nice. >> i wish it wasn't raining, but since his but after that and makes a nice day. a nice day. for now. but this storm is expected to bring the heaviest rain late sunday into the overnight hours. >> on the roads. we saw fewer drivers. but with the weather pattern about to change first responders caution to take it slow over the next couple of days. >> intensification of the rainfall is expected late tonight and into the overnight hours, especially monday during rush hour commute. you want to give yourself extra time in the meantime, local flooding, downed trees and power outages are all concerns and the storm reporting from san francisco, gayle ong kron 4 news. gayle, thank you. now let's take a live look at stormtracker 4 radar this sunday night. you can see green,

the rain came down steadily all day long here in the north bay, and the national weather service says to expect about 4 to 6 inches right along the pacific coastline. parts of marina county state went all throughout the dark, early hours and into the daylight. it's the first big storm since 22 inches of rain came down in october. it's going to be, uh, very minor. comparison professor john monteverdi from sf state keeps an eye on the rainfall totals, he says. december is usually one of the wettest months for the north bay. it's not looking that way this year in marin county, they've been picking up a third of an inch of rain for our. or so for the last few hours, monteverde says marin county usually gets about five inches of rain in december, he says. the center of this atmospheric river is now shifting south into the santa cruz mountains. the national weather service still putting out warnings all over the bay area, especially for wind gusts up to about 45 miles an hour advisories in effect until at least monday evening. so one of the things that we're going to talk about this power o

the national weather service is saying that heavy rainfall from tonight and tomorrow night could leadrock slides, debris flows and flash flooding in those recent burn scar areas as well as locations that are downstream from that burn area. meanwhile, the wind advisory has now been upgraded to a high wind warning for monterey county. it starts tomorrow at 01:00am gusts could reach anywhere from 45 to 60 miles an hour and authorities are saying the winds can blow down trees and power lines. they're expecting widespread power outages. and it also could be difficult in those conditions to drive high profile vehicles are also pull some trailers. you can track the script on your fingertips by downloading the kron 4 news mobile app. you can get real-time radar and lawrence is forecast just use your mobile device to scan the qr code on your screen and you'll be directed to download the app. so now the center of the destruction after those tornadoes from friday is a candle factory in kentucky where more than 110 workers were inside when that storm hit. and now the building we're looking at her

one is the national weather service goes out. they look at these pictures, and they have a scale and a grade where they can tell, you know, how much the trees were ripped apart. if there's only a foundation left. that's when we know we were dealing with an ef-5 tornado, which is the highest category. and look at the white van just sitting in the middle of that wreckage, whatever this building or structure was. you know, lynn, i'm just going to go out and say this is mayfield, kentucky. my guess is this was that candle factory, if they're saying the structure collapsed and there was people in it. it was 10:00 p.m. at night. obviously we don't know the details of this business, you know, how many workers were there on a friday night at around 10:00 p.m., if it was like shift work or overnight, if it was a 24-hour facility. obviously people were in there. they said there were people that were trapped. imagine just trying to survive what went through that. there's also numerous pictures on social media of the courthouse in downtown m

the national weather service described it as a life—threatening situation and ordered the residents ofand superior to leave. six people have been treated in hospital for injuries. this shows the ferocity of the flames and as i said 500 homes destroyed, and it looks like this could be a building in alder county and we will keep you up to date with the live pictures as they come in. —— boulder. here's the sheriff of boulder countyjoe pelle at an earlier news conference. it has been a harrowing day in boulder county with two significant fires, fuelled by dry conditions and very high winds. we currently have thousands of individuals in the south part of our county and in the areas of superior and louisville but have been evacuated. we know that there are structures, both homes and businesses, that have been burned and lost. we are speaking about hundreds of structures. we know that people are anxiously waiting for word about the conditions of their homes and their neighbourhoods and we want to assure you that our fire personnel and we want to assure you that ourfire personnel are and we wa

the national weather service says the area could see up to a foot of snow and winds. every family. they were the glue. they were the special ones. 36 lives cut short the commemorations to mark five years since oakland's deadly ghost ship warehouse people killed five years ago in oakland's ghost ship warehouse fire are keeping their memories and legacies alive. ktvu is deborah villalon shows us how people marked the somber anniversary. it's a grief forever. situation doesn't go away. emily grant chomps lost her son, alex ghassan, in the inferno of the ghost ship warehouse. he and 35. others enjoying music on the second floor when fire made it impossible for them to escape your children. were burnt alive and suffocated. and at times your memory. your imagination goes there wondering what your child felt like. it was a tragedy that moved thousands of people to attend vigils in the days afterward. one year later, people flocked to the charge shell of the warehouse determined that no one forget. at this five year mark, just a handful gathered on the sidewalk . emily grand

the national weather service described it as a life—threatening situation and ordered the residents ofpital for injuries. i'm joined now by meterologist christina sanjuan. what is the situation right now in colorado?— what is the situation right now in colorado? the latest update from officials, _ in colorado? the latest update from officials, they _ in colorado? the latest update from officials, they believe - from officials, they believe this fire was caused by a downed power line however we have very strong wind gusts and it got up to about 110 mph earlier this afternoon and it does not look like to head up even as we head into the overnight hours.- even as we head into the overnight hours. would you say this is a perfect _ overnight hours. would you say this is a perfect storm - overnight hours. would you say this is a perfect storm with - this is a perfect storm with strong winds and also very high temperatures? shill strong winds and also very high temperatures?— strong winds and also very high temperatures? all the elements are there for _ temperatures? all the elements are ther

this afternoon, the national weather service issued a flood watch for the north bay that includes all of sonoma county in santa rosa. the major fear until at least seven pm is that rain will loosen the burn scars and the county causing mudslides, the initial belief that the storm would move out. and down to the south bay did not occur. we have had a number of cells that have developed, bringing a significant amount of rainfall to the north bay, which led to that flash flood watch. not far away in forestville house on woodside road was literally cut in half diagonally, but mimi filer was doing a chore where the tree did not penetrate. i was changing cat litter because he keep his kitty box on the back porch down underneath, and fortunately the beans when the tree fell the beans held it. and i guess it fell onto the oak tree in the oak tree fell under my car. obviously this is a disaster. but the neighbors around here worry about something every time they look up. what they see or plenty of trees. the redwoods solidly implanted in the ground with deep roots are fine. but the furs and th

the national weather service has been talking a little bit about that.le bit up the solano county but will favor more. the east bay peninsula and the santa cruz mountains a little bit. also a possibility is when that colder air funding gets in here. might get a little dusting potentially some of the higher tops there and the santa cruz mountains as well, ok, that's the big was mentioning here. and a new national say this is going to be also a driver. some winds. it will then march on through with heavy rain in bed with all of that. then we clear out on the north bay yet again by uc tuesday on that. and we're starting to approach that little break that we get until second little those to kind of finish off the week a little bit as well. winds out of the southeast. we are or the south because we're still waiting for that front. that's going to change everything going to drive winds. now, the advisory kicks in today at 4 o'clock is a formality. and then the really heavy winds. you can see with that front coming here by monday and really into monday afternoo

the national weather service says the coast will experience unusually high tides and possible floodingeople off guard today. it was kind of surprising because yesterday we had walked by and i noticed the same area and the water was down about three or four ft. so this is kind of unusual. the king tides occur in the morning and will be followed by very low tide two hours later in the afternoon, the national weather service says the peak will be tomorrow. so let's take it over now to meteorologist mark tamayo for more on what we can expect this weekend. highmark hi there, christina a little bit of some warming temperatures across portions of the bay area, especially as we head into sunday. but yeah, the coastal flood advisory is out because we do have this extreme tides, both an extreme high tide and extreme low tide into the weekend. you probably noticed that change today. if you notice they have the inflated water levels. throughout the day. so we take a look at the thai tables here with the graphics. we are showing you the coastal flood advisory this weekend. these are the times for a

that needs to be verified by the national weather service.he 1925 tristate tornado was about 215 miles. again, we're eclipsing records never before seen in the united states. and unfortunately, that has led to casualties, dozens of casualties now confirmed by the kentucky mayor. we have 26 confirmed tornadoes so far out of this super outbreak that's occurred over the south-central portions of the united states. i can beaarely keep up with thi graphic, because the numbers continue to increase as the minutes and hours wear on. we typically only see in the entire month of december 23 tornadoes. that's for an entire month. think about it like this in 12 hours or less, we have already received 26 tornadoes and the threat continues overnight. although the line of thunderstorms are weakening and the threat of tornadoes continues to diminish, as we get to early morning hours across the area. still, tornado watches highlighted in red throughout the region. here's nashville, we wanted to start with that, kim. you can see that line of thunderstorms has

we won't know that and confirm that until the national weather service is able to go out and survey aimpressive. the vast majority are on the ground for less than ten minutes and go less than ten miles. some of these may have been on the ground for hours and gone 100 or 200 miles at one point which, of course, fred, is likely why the death toll is going to be rather alison, than >>> so much more straight ahead on the damage and devastation left behind by these tornadoes. stay with us. let's break down subway's new baja chicken & bacon. look at that coverage by that pepper jack cheese on that new rotisserie style chicken then boom! here comes the new baja chipotle sauce up the gut, and... great, now i can't even see what i'm calling! save big. order through the app. who's on it with jardiance? we're 25 million prescriptions strong. we're managing type 2 diabetes... ...and heart risk. we're working up a sweat before coffee. and saying, “no thanks...” ...to a boston cream. jardiance is a once-daily pill that can reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults who also have known heart

that is a record from the national weather service in the month of december.here was also several long-track tornados, one of which spanned over 320 kilometers. this could set a u.s. record. it traversed over four states. that is absolutely incredible. and a dire statistic here is if we finally start to realize the actual fatality levels here in the coming days, this is the potential to nudge into the top ten deadliest u.s. tornado disasters. the national weather service will go out and individually investigate each tornado that touched down to determine how strong it actually was. some of the preliminary reports showing winds in excess of 250 kilometers per hour. that makes it what is called an ef-3 tornado. that is an enhanced fujita scale. that is a scale that we use to show the destruction of the wind associated with tornados. but believe me, it actually goes higher than ef-3. you can see ef-4 to ef-5, which obviously corresponds to devastating to catastrophic damage with winds in excess of 322 kilometers per hour. analyzing the satellite imageries we got,

tornado warnings issued by the national weatherer is, have over 100 of them just like search-and-rescue teams have crews coming in from around the country, the national weather service of the information around the region. there's a lot of smaller tornadoes. looking at white lines, looking at well a super storm hopped and skipped and dropped a location or did it stay on the ground for over 200 miles. preliminary reports, mayfield. need to get the modeling situation. had a 30--minute situation there. f-fe 3, defiance, rode into st. charles, st. peters and downtown st. louis and the crews are scavenging the entire reason so lots going on. still so hard to believe. tom seder, appreciate that. >>> still ahead, pushing president biden's build back better plan. we speak with two key figures trying to make sure that the help included in that bill gets to where people need it the most. [suitcase closing] [gusts of wind] [ding] is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes knocking you out of your zone? lowering your a1c with once-weekly ozempic® can help you get back in it. oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! my zone... lowering my a1c, cv risk, and losing some weight... now, back to the

the national weather service has described it as a life—threatening situation and ordered the residentsf louisville and superior to leave. president biden has spoken on the phone with vladimir putin, urging the russian president to de—escalate tensions over the ukrainian crisis, but making it clear the us would respond decisively if russian troops cross ukraine's border. president putin says any new sanctions against russia would be a colossal mistake. the family of ghislaine maxwell is backing a legal appeal against her conviction in new york on charges of grooming underage girls. she faces a lengthy prison sentence after a jury found her guilty on five charges that she procured young teenagers to be abused byjeffrey epstein. now on bbc news, with rare interviews and archive, yalda hakim examines the rise of the taliban after the soviet occupation of afghanistan. back in control. after nearly 20 years of conflict, thousands of lives lost and trillions of dollars spent, the taliban has seen off the us, nato and their afghan allies. a stunning success for them and another superpower humb