let's go to meteorologist sandhya patel for more on the weather. >> it was good to see the sun.to say, kristen and dan. let's look at february rainfall. the numbers pretty impressive. santa rosa's average rain just under 6.5 feet. almost free times what it averages. close to 17 inches there. san jose, 3.32 is the average. they got almost double that in the month already. 5.55. we're closing out this month and it has been productive in terms of the storms. nothing right now on radar. in the sierra, though, we're tracking some snow showers. there are road closures and chain controls on state route 88 and in case you're thinking about heading up to the mountains, winter storm watch 10:00 p.m. tomorrow until sunday. up to two feet for the peaks. 10 to 20 inches for the other elevations. limited visibility and travel will be difficult. but you can still get up there. just make sure you have your chains. i want to show you a beautiful live picture from tahoe. in the last 72 hours, the resorts are reporting between 1 and 5 feet of snow. more snow is coming. let's check out the tahoe fo

i'm abc 7 meteorologist sandhya patel. i'll let you know when rain is returning this week, coming up. >>> and three blind mice. see how they regain their sight when abc 7 news at 5:00 >>> today the team announced a big reveal. >> it's a good-looking stadium or arena. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live in the mission bay neighborhood with the story. wayne? >> well, dan, i know you like rock music. do you also like symphony music? because this is what we're going to get. it's going to be a combination of the both. it's a question who is going to play first in this arena. and it's not basketball. first, the venue. to hear the warriors tell it. >> maybe peter guber and i like to talk about it along with rick and the rest of our staff. maybe the hardest thing we have all individually or collectively ever done. >> and now the nonbasketball showstopping starter. >> today we're here to answer the question we have probably been asked more than any other over the past few months. >> it's a question other than the one asked b

let's get to abc 7 news sandhya patel for what's happening now on live doppler 7. sandhya? >> since we're on the roll of keeping it wet, wet, wet, we're going to continue. live doppler 7, like you mentioned, it is enough to mess up the afternoon/evening commute. let's get you into street level radar. seeing moderate rain around hayward,s he spe s he speegoing valley. be careful out there. san ramon, it's going to be heading in your direction at 5:18. blackhawk 5:28 and into antioch at 5:27. our regular doppler 7 tracking light to moderate showers. steady from san carlos, heading into redwood city. south bay, very spotty, very light. santa cruz mountains you will see it as steady rain. and in the north bay, street level radar around american canyon, napa, old sonoma road, it is wet. let you know how long you need to hang on to the umbrellas. hour-by-hour timeline coming right up. dan? >> sandhya, thanks very much. >>> a still unknown hacker tried to gain access to contra costa election office internet system last week, and now both the state and the federal government are in

. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here. >> does include rain but not a washout, sure you wanted to hear that. getting complaints about too much rain, soggy grounds, going change up the weather forecast a little bit, starting tomorrow. live doppler 7, street level radar, moderate showers on the o alto. sunnyvale, santa clara, in the hills it's a mix of showers and snow, same over mt. hamilton. all the storms have helped the reservoir and water capacity go up. san luis is now at 99% of capacity. but notice many of the other reservoirs are still below, can hold more. don pedro, 84%, folsom lake, 64%. we have more rain in the forecast but right now talk about what is in store at this hour. chill. you can feel it you've stepped outside. temperatures are dropping. many in 40s, oakland is 50 but rest feeling the chill. morning, need the heavy coats and jackets. camera looking at shark tank, see clouds overhead. in the sierra, snow keeps falling. winter weather advisory extend. if you're going out of town, tahoe, keep it in mind. stunning view from gusty but lovely eastern span of the bay

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. >> sandhya patel has the latest. >> it's a well deserved weekend break. take a look at this live ure. looking at the towe view. spring-like weather this weekend. city, 68, oakland 69, walnut creek 69. unbelievable, above average, antioch 70 degrees. so no rain is on our radar, as we widen out the picture here, everything is going in one direction. and that is north of the bay area. but there is rain in our future. i'll be back with the hour by hour look when you might see that wet weather. >>> a teenage girl is fighting for her life after being struck by a car near san francisco's lake merced. police say the 14-year-old and her mother were in a cross walk with their dog when a car hit them. the mother is expected to recover. investigators say the driver stayed at the even and is cooperating with police. >>> a cyclist death, parking on howrd street has been moved to expand the bike lane. but they've identified two other streets that need immediate improvements. our rep >> reporter: we've seen several cars here use the bike lane to double park and even to c

but first, we'll get to meteorologist sandhya patel. >> let's take a look at live doppler 7.t next storm is moving in. we are seeing very spotty, light showers. i'm going to take you to the street level radar, where you notice around lucas valley road, other places, we're see very light returns. san francisco down heading into. i'm going to track moderate to heavy rain just off the coast. it's going to be into here at 12:10, san francisco, 12:32. the storm on our storm impact scale is a level two, a moderate strength storm. tonight, tomorrow, looking at half an inch to an inch of rain for most of you and breezy at times. i'll be back to let you know hour by hour how long the storm will last and if your weekend is going to be a washout. >> sandhya, thank you so much. >>> now we get to drone view 7 over guerneville today. parts of the city remain under water, even with the flood waters receding. residents returned to see what's heft and to take on theauntg task of cleaning up the mess. wayne freedman was there. >> reporter: as the sign reads, welcome to guerneville. today it sh

. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with more. sandhya?can enjoy this dry weather that we have in place, guilt-free, dan and ama, because when you take a look here, we are completely out of the drought here in the bay area and around the state. this has not happened since 2011. so take a look for yourself. we have no drought. first time since december 20th, 2011. only 7% of california is dry right now. which is very encouraging news. but obviously, it's always a good idea to conserve no matter what because you don't know what's ahead in the years to come. and in case you want to go up to the mountains and enjoy this dry weather, do some skiing, some boarding, look at the weather for tahoe. 46 degrees tomorrow afternoon with partly cloudy skies. 51 saturday. even milder on sunday. just a few passing clouds. the mornings will be cold. but nice time to head up there and enjoy the statewide snowpack is at 160% of average. live doppler 7 right now showing you a lack of rain there are some clouds out there. and those clouds are just filtering th

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. >> meteorologist sandhya patel with what's in store. >> not seeing too many complaints or hearing themg to keep it going. live doppler 7. notice the absence of clouds and rain. look at wider perspective. there are storms in the pacific but not going to make it to the bay area yet. going with dry conditions through the weekend and into early next week. temperatures right now pretty much everyone in the 40s and 50s despite fact we have clear skies, not that cold outside yet. what's ahead for next seven days. livermore's average high is 65. 63 tomorrow. getting milder friday. look at weekend and early next week, low to mid-70s, well above average for this time of year. but a drop-off on wednesday as we're tracking possibility of wet weather. live look from san jose camera, absolutely gorgeous towards the shark tank. mix of sun and high clouds. warming trend through the weekend and chance of showers coming your way next week. tomorrow morning chilly, ranging 30s to 50s under clear skies. coolest in north bay valleys. frost advisories and freeze warnings for mendocino county tomorrow mornin

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meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking yet another storm. >> that's right. here we go again.t to show you live doppler 7, because it is wet across parting of the bay area. let's get you into the radar here, around santa rosa. we are see bennett valley road, moderate pockets of rain here. parts of the south bay, from coyote, santa theresa boulevard, you'll notice around evergreen, we are seeing spotty, light showers. tracking some heavier rain off the coast, it will be here at 11:24 tonight. watch out san this storm has been focusing its energy on southern california. that's where a cluster of thunderstorms developed tonight. those thunderstorms have died down. that doesn't mean the system is over. we saw a lightning strike off our coast. we're going to keep thunder in the forecast for tonight going into tomorrow morning. the winds are gusting to 40. 30 in nevado. 38 in san francisco. let's take a look at your rainfall so far. san jose, 0.12 of an inch. napa, just under a quarter of an inch. numbers in the 40s, 50s. here's a look at the sierra. chains required on all roads exc

. >> sandhya patel is. >> he's full only compliments. >> he is. we'll get on with the weather. it's not going to be a washout for the weekend. take a look at live doppler 7. good evening to all of you. we are seeing light rain in oakland, piedmont, emeryville, 7th street. we are starting to see some wet pavement in san francisco. mission heading down towards daley city. and you'll notice the great highway is wet. light rain in sfo, stoney point road, petaluma, highway 101 getting some steady rain. the go the heaviest rain is going to be shortlived. bat of moisture. be prepared for downpours. in the sierra, it's just scattered light snow showers right now. statewide snow pack is doing well. winter sto warning until 4:00 a.m. heavy, wet snow up to two feet over the peaks. right now, 40s, 50s,over keeping the temperatures up and a beautiful view as we look towards san francisco. rain spreads overnight, as far as the widespread rain, heaviest in the morning. stronger storm is due in next week. on our storm impact scale, the storm is a level two. brief downpours between the overnigh

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let's bring in meteorologist sandhya patel with more on the drought or the end of the drought. >> it is great to see this big change since 2011. you will notice we are completely out of the drought. it hasn't happened since 2011. the only dry areas are down in southern california in the far northern end of the state. but this is the first time we are drought free since december 20, 2011. no rain on our radar right now. but there is a storm developing out over the pacific and you can see it is tightly wound up. i will let you know if it is going to move in any time soon. if you will have rain in the forecast or be able to enjoy the beautiful weather. >>> new information about a confrontation about an east bay parking lot that ended up with sheriff a sheriff sheriff's deputies shooting a man dead. deputies responded to a report of shoplifting. leslie brinkley is live with more on the man that was shot. >> reporter: ballard had 11 prior felony arrests. he has been arrested 50 times as yesterday he tried to flee this parking lot. flee from officers in what was essentially a shoplifting i

. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the latest forecast. >> winter and summer, try that.going to be crazy for the skiers. let's check out live doppler 7 right now. we do have showers to talk about. we'll get you into street level radar. in the east bay, right around mccarthur showers really continue to just come up. they're light in nature, right around pacifica, ralston avenue into belmont. how much rain have we received? marin civic center, over two inches. over an inch in santa rosa, san francisco. hayward, 0.28. and about 0.75 in concord. it is snowing in the mountains. chains are required on all roads leading up to the mountains. i would not advise travel. winter storm warning is in effect until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. additional one to two feet of snow is expected. so let it continue to snow. it's good for our water supply. i do want to show you how we're doing in terms of the snow pack. really good, 157% of average as of tonight. just last year at this time, only 37% of average. so big difference between now and last year at this time. we'll keep that snow pack buildi

sandhya patel is here to tell us about the weekend. >> it is going to be a beautiful, warmer weekend, larry and ama. i want to show you a time lams here. you remember this afternoon, we started to see a little bit of a sign of what's to come this weekend, and it was a mix of sunshine with clouds. these are just reheated leftovers. di see the clouds develop this afternoon as we had heating from the sun, then we started to see the clearing skies. as we head towards the weekend, you'll be seeing a lot more blue sky. as a matter of fact, it's going to be stunning this spring weekend. so let's check out the temperatures. we're going to sample a few cities here. by noontime, santa rosa, san jose in the low 60s. temperatures will rise up into the upper 60s and low 70s. so it's really going to be a nice looking weekend. storms are going to take some time off. east bay hills camera, a lovely view as we look across the bay tonight. and there is no rain on our radar tonight. temperatures right now, 40s, 50s across the region. here's another live picture from our camera and crisp start in the mor

sandhya patel with the forecast. >> larry, i'm sure, andal ma, a, y and alma, you want to get away from rain. i do want to draw attention there are concerns for wednesday morning. ponding on the roadways, minor stream flooding a high likelihood. rock mudslides in the hills, power outages a possibility and river flooding. this is the silver lining, if you will. we are not expecting river flooding, especially hard-hit areas in the north bay, probably keeping close tabs. live doppler 7 now showing you just some cloud cover, but moisture is off the coast and the storm will arrive tomorrow. temperatures in the 40s, 50s. here's a live look from our sutro tower camera. it is just a sparkling view of san francisco. beautiful view of the bridge there. showers arrive tomorrow. storm intensifies wednesday morning and daylight saving time begins this weekend, so don't forget to set your clocks forward one hour. >>> tomorrow it's a light level 1 system on our exclusive abc7 news storm impact scale. showers moderate in pockets. it will be breezy. hour by hour, as the commute begins at 5:00 it's dry.

meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it for us. >> people are saying enough is enough with the rain, so i thought i would show you something different. this is the view from our emory camera. it was a stunning sunset, the first sunset of spring. 7:21 tonight. we had a little mix of sun, clouds, as you recall earlier in the day. we did have some rain, and the rain amounted to anywhere from about .2 to .8 for most of you. check out this time lapse. it's the last supermoon of 2019. the clouds moved away just long enough for me to capture this. and hopefully you got a chance to see the super moon. if you didn't, there are viewers like bob sending in this picture. an amazing photo. we encourage you to send your photos in as well and hopefully you can feature them. a quiet picture right now. those temperatures in the 30s to the 50s. and just in case you're thinking all right, when is my next opportunity to wash that car, you have a chance tomorrow. but just know that mother nature will wash it for you on friday. so take a look at the temperatures tomorrow around the bay in the morning, in

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. >> sandhya patel. >> all good things must come to an end. that's the way the saying goes. what about that tip? let's check out live doppler 7. we are seeing plenty of clouds out there. off the coastline we're picking up moisture up in the clouds. the storm is still off the coast, and it is going to be moving in from the southwest. light level one system. tomorrow light to moderate showers. isolated thunder can't be ruled out. gusty at the coast and over the hills. we're starting to see the breeze pick up in the hills. hour by hour we go. you start to see some of that rain moving in and spreading northward as we head towards 4:00 a.m. i'll be back with live doppler 7 to let you know exactly how long this wet weather is going to last and a reminder the seasons are changing tomorrow. perhaps a tip for the weekend when you see your forecast. >> we'll see. >> we'll consider that maybe. you can track weather where you live with the abc 7 news app. click the blue live bar to track the latest weather conditions and enable push alerts to get the latest news. >> when you call for em

abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel here with a look at the forecast. >> let's take a look at live doppler 7 right now and the clouds are stacked up. we're waiting for the rain. which will be here bright and early. here is a look at the storm. this storm is aimed more towards the central and southern part of the state from san luis obispo south and the good news is this one will not focus energy on the bay area or the north bay. that was hard hit last time. it is aimed at central and southern california for tuesday night into wednesday. don't get me wrong, we are going to see rain. we are going to have gusty winds. and it all begins tomorrow and then it continues as we head into wednesday. so let's take a look at our rain chances. they're going up to tomorrow. wednesday is pretty much a good bet that you'll need the rain gear. thursday still some showers and then on friday a small chance early in the morning that some of those showers will linger. here is a live picture. and look at how beautiful it is from our east bay hills camera. although i must admit, this kind of weather as w

. >> let's check in with sandhya patel. >> reporter: it's going to be winding down early tomorrow morning is not going to be a washout. i want to show you live doppler 7 right now, it is pretty wet across many parts of the bay area. let's get you down to street level in the east bay. as you will notice around alvarado niles road. we go down to south bay, into santa clara, north first street, seeing the slippery roadways. across highway 101, petaluma

. >> let's check in with sandhya patel. >> reporter: it's going to be winding down early tomorrow morning. your weekend is not going to be a washout. i want to show you live doppler 7 right now, it is pretty wet across many parts of the bay area. let's get you down to street level in the east bay. as you will notice around alvarado niles road. we go down to south bay, into santa clara, north first street, seeing the slippery roadways. across highway 101, petaluma hill boulevard seeing the steady rain. and the storm, the main energy is still off the coast. it's going to be heading in our direction as we head toward late tonight. and that's when the rainfall intensity will pick up. it is a one, light to moderate rain tonight. 2/10 to three quarters of an inch. it is a little breezy right now in the hills and as you take a look at the forecast. that rainfall will continue to pick up in intensity, i'll be back with an hour by hour look taking you into the weekend coming up. >> check weather conditions where you live, with live doppler 7 on our website. click the blue live bar at the top of th