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we have a few thunderstorms especially out towards rio vista and discovery bay. i think there will be more later on. the secondary piece of the cold air is beginning to move in, especially in the north bay. it started on the marin/sonoma coast. there is a line between novato and petaluma. but a stronger one in guerneville, calistoga, lake county, mendocino county. a couple of lightning strikes reported off the mendocino coast. that's the next band moving in. out towards eastern solano, contra costa county, things are beginning to develop as that system also starts moving into napa county, near bethel island just now east of rio vista and french camp. not much, a little line forming southward. what we're waiting for is what's swinging in. that could give us a round of showers also possible thundershowers. we sent him north. i don't get a chance to do this very often but send it to sal castanedo. what are you in novato? >> reporter: that's right. it feels like the morning show all over again. you know, you mentioned the cold air. that's absolutely right. i've been

out there south and east of with joe vazquez is from antioch through rio vista so the delta getting pounded now. there's the potential we could pick up more before sunrise tomorrow. on average, you know, there are extremes from this but we got a half to .75" in the bay area. the storm hasn't reached the mountains yet, 8" at squaw valley, no snow in heavenly yet. but overnight they expect 2 feet above 7,000 feet. you can help us track the conditions where you live by becoming an official kpix 5 weather watcher. tell us the wind speed, rain totals. sign up at cbssf.com/weatherwatchers. we'll have the complete forecast coming up. >>> this spring storm is bringing a fresh load of snow to the sierra. at tahoe elevations will get as much as two feet. earlier it was white-out conditions on sections of i-80 through the sierra. caltrans crews set up chain controls gusty winds made the drive very difficult causing a few minor accidents. one family heading from reno to san francisco didn't expect to hit snow. >> we saw on the highway sign that it was snowing over the summit. and so we are just trying

plowing through rio vista flooding streets. strong winds flipping cars into ditches and this tractor trailer on its side. emergency crews in rio vista working around the clock clearing roads and this gas station scan pi that blew over train tracks. this time-lapsed video from wfaa in dallas showing ominous storm clouds approaching. [ sirens ] >> big tornado. >> oh wow. >> reporter: in stephenville this funnel cloud touching down in the distance. baseball-size hail pummeling roads. >> oh wow. >> reporter: that hail coming down in nearby dublin, as well. spotters say there was definitely a tornado in this area. in the meantime, local officials plan to assess the damage with the daylight hours and get that cleanup work under way. george. >> a lot to do. kendis thanks very much. >>> we get the latest on the baltimore man who died in police custody. freddie gray will be laid to rest. thousands expected at his funeral and his family did calling for calm as protests turned violent with dozens arrested. six officers injured. abc's jim

restoration is murkier than the water here near rio vista. so thick with politics from the federal to the state to the local level that governor brown's proposal is anything but clear either. >> we're grappling with a problem and people have different interests for wanting to say no. >> reporter: governor jerry brown attempts to control the faucet as he showed his new plan in oakland. two efforts that at the outset appear to conflict. >> we have no choice but to engineer water works. >> reporter: tunnels with three intakes at the delta to divert water towards tracy is what brown deems necessary for the entire state. >> if we want a high quality of life for 39 million people -- >> reporter: water is a finite resource only exacerbated by the drought and everyone wants a drop. >> the bottom line is they're trying to do a shuffle without having anything behind there to shuffle. >> reporter: opponents say water diversion will only further damage fisheries. >> the water sheds that support the delta are five times over subscribed. >> reporter: part

this is a bad cell containing lightning strikes near walnut crow outside rio vista.s energy is moving into the peninsula in the next 15 minutes. it's clouding up all over again. we have had those sunny breaks and this is how much rain has accumulated just since midnight over 1.5" of rain in the hayward area. temperatures into the 50s and the winds are increasing again after seeing the wind gusts up to 53 miles per hour in the mount diablo area, our winds are now fluctuating rotating around to the west and southwest up to a good 16 miles per hour in the berkeley area, napa at 11. we'll see these winds continue up to 20 miles per hour. here's what we need to know to get us through the afternoon. thunderstorms are anticipated. very isolated, could pop up here or there or pretty much anywhere continuing some small hail. we'll have brief showers and breezy conditions. the dry weather resumes thursday through the weekend. this is it. textbook perfect area of low pressure classic wintertime storm digging to the south. as it does it's pulling down cooler air mass making the

these dramatic results that you'll see in this video as we take a look at what happened on monday in rio vista, texas. where a massive tornado rolled its way through the town and left numerous homes destroyed and thousands without power. and at times, some have estimated this to be about a mile wide when it comes to the actual storm. the good news is there were no reports of casualties or injuries due to the storm. but as you can tell from the video, that we had to deal with some very serious damage heavy rainfall, also submerged roads and farmland in the area. also over new orleans further east, we had high winds taking down power at the city's airport. and you can also see there some of the livestock also being affected by the heavy rainfall. now, as we continue on throughout the day tuesday, once again, we're looking at the possibility of seeing some of these strong storms. the ingreed yeptdients are still in place. the low now located along the gulf coast. warm air coming in cold air coming in from the north. all of that combination will produce the possibility of seeing some strong weathe

towards the delta where the winds are up to 16 miles per hour in fairfield backing all the way into rio vista. a bit of haze, some low clouds and some fog out the door this morning. we'll have partly cloudy skies during the day, near average temperatures if not slightly below. next rain arrives overnight tonight even a slight chance during the evening hours tonight but for the most part this area of low pressure will descend in a southerly direction. behind it on sunday, high pressure quickly fills in and we'll have sunnier days ahead. but first off, let's take a look at your futurecast. when will the rain arrive? when will the rain arrive? right there, 3:00 in the morning for the most part from the north bay all the way into santa clara valley. a couple of lingering showers. otherwise, should be out of here by lunch hour. so all those little league baseball games will not be rained out. .25" of rain in san francisco. half inch of rain east of the bay as well as in hayward. nearly .4" in the santa clara valley. so east and south receiving the most from this very fast-moving cold front. temper

now take a look at what's going on in rio vista. this is unbelievable video. you can see what happens here. tractor-trailer turned over flooding massive problems. it's going to continue today. you can see the lightning going on in the background. as we said 19 tornadoes already. more on the way. here's what we've got going on. you look at that flooding. right now we've got the subtropical jet. a lot of gulf moisture coming in. right now we have tornado watches in effect for eastern texas and it's extending across a good portion of southern louisiana until afternoon. we also have tornado watches. we're watching all of this thro so we have the risk of strong storms stretching from houston up to shreveport, mobile, alabama, new orleans as well. enhanced area 13 million people at risk. the tornadoes from new orleans back to lake charles. tomorrow the risk continues from new orleans into tallahassee. about 2 million people. plus we have flood watches in effect because we're looking at anywhere from 3 to 4 inches of rain. as you can see, the rainfall is going to be