a snow board or some other ability to record daily snow accumulation and over about the same period as we looked at in the stream gauge network. he shows the ones that have lost and gained in the precipitation as snow. as you can see, the large majority - again about 75 percent of these weather stations are receiving more rain and less snow over this period. so, we are see inging rivers flowing earlier. the melting season is coming earlier and we're seeing storms delivering more rain and less snow. the storms themselves are warmer not just the interstorm periods that are warmer. so the climate of our generations is warmer than our moms and dads and our grandparents. next one. so, let's consider what the climate models have to say about all of this. next one. first of all, just to remind you about the greenhouse effect. here we have two mra net bodies. the moon and the earth. the moon does not have an atmosphere so it has no trappings of gases like methane and co2, and so forth which are the reason global warming is happening. the moon has an average temperature that's about 33 celsi

amount of snow is just amazing. there is a snow drift behind meechl the top of it reaches wires on that poll. >> this is unbelievable. the calendar may say it's spring, but it's still winter in the sierra. the storm may add four feet of new snow. interest is tl is so much snow, at least three tahoe-area ski resorts have chopped 600 inches for the season. >> that is a good hundred inches and we've been averaging about 450. we're looking at a 150-inch jump this, is putting news the top five of the years recorded. >> deep snow is fun to play in, even if visibility is poor. >> this is like carving through butter. >> and this leaves practically nudging in the wake for the ride down the slopes. >> this is pretty fantastic. powder is deep. you can ski anywhere around the mountain. there is not a boulder in site. >> and there is so much snow falling workers are having to clear sidewalks, and roadways. and there is another concern is coming weeks when spring does arrive here. and the sierra snow pack is the main source of dr

mount hamilton snow. a lot of snow in the sierra nevada.state 80 shut down even though the snow is starting to taper off. they are under a storm warning. l 8300 foot elevation. the snow was just piling up. some of the resorts have already seen 3 feet of snow and they are going to continue to count the snow in feet. so here where the peak wind gust los gatos 1800 foolt foot elevation. 18 miles an hour wind gust. gust from 50 to 66 miles an hour. when you get wind gust like that these are the kind of pictures you see. this was submitted by richard ward to you report broward by you tube. it's a photo of tree down power lines down old santa cruz highway. they were without power for tl awhile there he tells us. another photo from belmont. land slide slited by valerie to you report powered by you tube. they said the lad slide has taken out her fence, back yard, garden partially destroyed because of the soil giving way there. showers tonight and friday. more rain for the weekend. dry milder conditions expected next week. high surf warning goes int

of snow and a lingering snow showers into monday morning. it it's not going to be a fun weekend to get to and from tahoe. if you're planning on going this weekend and wait at least until tomorrow morning when the heavy snow is passed. it also won the roads are clear. into tonight showers rotating through the bay area, santa rosa 8:00 hour and we will see a heavy line of showers from 11:00. we still have a very unstable atmosphere right now and a possibility of thunderstorms. some could be severe. at the threat still goes down. overnight. if mostly scattered showers activity over here, showers popping up all the way from the 11:00 hour. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay, thundershowers out there tomorrow and a strong storm set to push through on sunday. you could see showers lasting through the day. stay with us we'll be back after this. like men's polos in every color! just $9.99. half off juniors arizona bottoms bath towels are only $3.99... and gold and silver fine jewelry sparkles at 70% off. get even bigger savings with jcp cas

lots of snow. we'll follow that and let you know when it's open. also no "h" train service because of a rock slide. >>> san pablo homeowners are nervously watching a slipping hillside that is threatening their homes. it has knocked down backyard fences and sheds. lilian kim reports. >> no telling exactly when the backyard collapsed. children noticed it first, telling their mom the backyard was gone. she couldn't believe the property is crumbling. >> when i looked out the window i saw all this gone. this side completely collapsed and we have a big crack that goes down to the neighbor's. >> the backyard dropped about four feet. city came to check it out. because it's private property there is nothing the city can do. he did offer this advice. >> to be safe because the leaving and rain. it collapsed. >> barbara scott lives next by. her property is sliding, too. her gardener noticed a small crack but has grown significantly larger since then. >> we are living on the hill but never had we had anything like this type of movement. >> the people that live

of snow on his roof. >> just a little bit of snow, and not afraid of snow. but it's not what happened. this is the heaviest winter i've seen in quite awhile. >> the way your house is set up, fortunate that you don't have the driveway? >> is what were built into the hill and were engineered a hole 20 ft. high winds. >>reporter: we be in the roadways here in tahoe, they are all in pretty good shape. the bad news is more storm is expected tonight, tomorrow morning and into the weekend. reporting in lake tahoe, kron 4 news. >>pam: the national park remain close tonight, the park will be without electricity for several days after the weekend storm forced officials to close the park. it rockslide it broke a transmission co which serves yosemite cutting power to a least 8500 customers. the utility must fly in to replace the poll by helicopters and snow is blocking vehicle access. stay with kron 4 for continuing coverage of the storm sitting the bay area this week. we will bring you up-to-date coverage right here in on www.kron4.com. the price of gasoline is still g

more snow cells dumping more snow today, these pictures show that there's a lot of snow and a lot of digging out underway in the sierra. >> i mean, it's as tall as me, if not taller. so it's pretty crazy. >> reporter: to give you some perspective of how much snow there is. i amin serene lakes. this is actually someone's driveway. take a look at the distance. you may be able to see the white fence. that's not a fence around the house, that's the second floor of the home. >> reporter: right now caltrans says it has 11 blowers working interstate 80 trying to clear all the snow. listen now to just how much snow just one of these big blowers is moving every single hour. >> 5,000 tons an hour of snow. >> reporter: you heard right -- tons. in all, more than 50,000 tons of snow every hour is being plowed and blown by caltrans along interstate 80. >> there's nowhere left to put it. >> reporter: and back here at king vail, you can see the amount of snow lining the side roads here in the sierra. the bottom line, because we've seen even more snowfall today with 5 to 7 feet of snow out of this wi

once 4000 feet up a light dusting the snow covered this tiny community. >> i love the snow.my wife hates it. >> it is okay. >> he said you hate it. >> i'm getting used to it. i have never lived in the snow. >> reporter: some of the 30 people who live on the top of mt. hamilton. >> takes about 40 minutes just to get down and back out so when you've got to go to the grocery store it is a trek. >> reporter: most residents work for the observatory. if you live here self sufficientfy is key. >> we have a natural spring that we pull water from and treat it. we have our own power plant so we can operate without pg&e if necessary. >> reporter: he said the biggest problem is people seeking snow. parking here is illegal. >> if the road opens there is so much traffic up here that it becomes a total meltdown and law enforcement can't handle it. we certainly can't handle it. so when it snows we encourage you to just find another location to come and play. >> reporter: he showed us new red no parking signs put up in the last month and people that ignore them will be cited. reporting live,

details at amtrak.com. >> darya: snow-covered in the sierra expecting more snow today. >> mark: the latestt japan three people have been radiation burns after they stepped in contaminated water. two dozen people have been injured since radiation started leaking after this is not the feared for the first time steam coming out of reactor one. they say there is no immediate debdanger 6 richtrs have faced trouble. the military action against libya may last days, or weeks. the european union are expected to meet today to discuss how to coordinate air strikes in libya. meanwhile air strikes have virtually destroyed in air defense. its troops are stable to move on the ground because of the limitation to fighting libyan forces only from the air. his ground forces have maneuvered into key said these well the rubble still holding gauzy. >> darya: we are 20 minutes ahead of the biggest brunt of the storm. let's look at storm tracker for a seat was getting light now. mostly in the north moving to the east and south. hey marcel, watch this! hey marcel, watch this! [ buzzer sounds ] [ cheers and applaus

still specting the snow levels around the 2,000-foot level and 1-2 feet of snow expected above 7,000 feet. >> thank you. >>> outside now where hope oners have been asked to evacuate because of a threat of the land slide. kron 4's reggie kumar is monitoring that situation. >> reporter: a dangerous situation out here and the threat is very real. look at some of this damage. you can see the backyard patio is falling down the hillside. more damage by the door. you can see how this broken apart here. the residents at this home have been asked to leave. >> reporter: of all of the rain weakened the hillside in san pablo thursday. the ground broke apart and separated from the backdoor of this home. part of the hillside gave way. there is nothing supporting the patio as it hangs in the air. they own the home. her kids noticed something was wrong. >> they tell me, mom, we don't have a backyard anymore. and i saw a huge hole, sidelining down our neighborhood. they already have mud sideline in their property and there is no stopping. >> reporter: they were going to put a bouncer back here on sun

. >>> in this year as the story is snow on top of snow on top of snow. ken pritchett made it to blue canyon and shows us the treacherous conditions on the road. >> reporter: this one shot tells the story. a semi truck had just exited interstate 80, his trailer twisted and he was stopped. it took several tries to dislodge him. the truck drivers were not alone. >> we will turn you around. >> reporter: the driver of this mercedes plowed into a snow bank, losing control on a downhill slope. >> i think he might have been going a little fast. >> reporter: there have been many spinouts accidents but that is not on. >> we had reports of a snow slide onto the freeway and hit a car up by cisco grove. >> reporter: heavy snow and strong winds caused blowing snow to the race visibility at times -- to erase visibility at times. it was a low snow, at around 2500 feet. this man is driving up and expects a long day. >> probably up to four or five hours at least. >> reporter: that is if the he made it before the interstate was closed. interstate 80 was shut down and remai

streets are closed because of snow. john fouler is one of the impacted motorists and joins us live on the phone. caller: good afternoon pea spoke to park rangers that told us both highway 140 is closed because of rock slides and mud slides and snow. and highway 120 is closed because of snow and down trees. also highways 41 and 49 are also closed in various parts in the sierra. this was a powerful winter storm now turning into the first storm of the -- that is turning into the first storm of the spring. i'm at 3500 feet right now and very light snow is falling. i'm told at higher elevations the snow is coming down very heavily. we expect to have road openings perhaps later this afternoon or evening. >> are people trying to turn around and find a place to stay in yosemite if they can't get out? caller: there is nowhere to stay in yosemite. they caravaned people that were in the park out of the park late yesterday afternoon. and today they are not allowing anyone in. the people that are in the park are stranded. i got a tw

now feet of snow. how are you guys dealing with the avalanche threats up across the sierra and the overall danger? >> well, you know, jeff, ski resorts are actually used to this type of thing. we're prepared for it and we know how to deal with it. we have snow safety procedures that we go through under heavy snow events to keep all inbound terrains safe from avalanche. it's really the area outside the ski resort in the backcountry or out of bounds that we don't actually control. and that's where people skiing or riding out of bounds or in the backcountry really need to be prepared and properly trained and properly equipped and stay on top of the snow conditions. >> so certainly, by all means, everyone needs to pay attention to those signs you guys have posted, if you're headed up there skiing. and then, one more thing here, is this the best skiing in years, decades, or in a century? >> well, yeah, this is -- i got to tell you, this is the best skiing we've seen in decades. it's the third snowiest winte

you can't see because of all the snow. coming up, ken pritchett is in the snow. he's up live in the sierra. he's going to show us exactly what it's been like there today. >>> keep in mind we do have continuing weather news coverage. you can track the weather any time in your neighborhood with live storm tracker 2 coverage. you will find it all when you click on our website ktvu.com. >>> and the key witness in the case of chauncey bailey took the stand today. and rob roth has the story, and he tells us that there were some awkward moments. >> reporter: the key witness took the stand today, the man who has confessed of killing bailey. the prosecution is attempting to give the jury the day the former leader of your black muslim bakery ordered brussard to kill chauncey bailey. brussard testified that he asked bailey for a job and he said they told him, quote they needed more soldiers. he testified the bakery provided security including at an elementary school. brussard has agreed to testify in return for a lighter sentence. bay's attorney has called brussard a liar.

his sierra, the snow expected in the next 14 hours. up to 2 ft. of snow, same thing on thursday. winter storm is in effect for both days. we do have a series of systems moving through. tomorrow, some breaks in the rain mainly in the morning. thursday morning, that's when another heavy round of rain push as and it looks like ran for one more storm on saturday morning before things dry up. >>catherine: rob is back and we've been talking about things through the weather. here's an e-mail. when it's better at&t or for verizon? she is talking about stock right? >>rob: i think so. at&t, there is for rise in the strong network, the at&t actually lost stock percentages well they had the i phone locked up. verizon action gained 15%. stop >>catherine: is and always coincide with exactly how strong. >>rob: 20 is buying the ugly sister, if you did pretty sister. a t mobile your paying twice as much for customers, customers lose money it's kind of like age keep buying compact a couple years ago. it is a weekly on the market, get a bigger spectrum. i don't get at&t's moves, if i were an invest

of snow in the area? >>caller: we've already started making plans here at the top hebei's, for any emergency that could occur such as an avalanche. that hasn't happened yet. we certainly have enough snow for something like that to happen. it's to the point where some houses, residents have to pay attention how much snow was on the route because it starting to exceed the maximum load of the house. >>pam: have you seen an increase in accidents in the last day or so? >>caller: yes, have we ever. a lot of problems traffic wise. >>pam: thank-you of the server would love to talk to again to stay in touch. as we look at the pictures at the different highways we did see just how much snow is on the ground. it will be back in touch with you, we'll be back with more news after the break. >>pam: two weeks after the disastrous earthquake in tsunami, the japanese government says the death toll has reached 10,000, with another 17,000 people missing. there is grim news from the power plants. one of the damaged nuclear r

of new snow.some avalanche danger up there in the high country. satellite, radar is really just dominating the entire state of mind that lined up with had an army of storms prepared to work their way in bringing more wet weather. tomorrow be prepared for even heavier rain that we saw this morning and testier wins. up to 45 mi. an hour into the bay area shares continue on friday. their course mark >> erica: is the end of your wednesday morning can you no longer tracking in the hot spots. the bridge toll plaza you can see the end of the back up right here. those metering lights have been cycled off, drive times of 10 minutes. although traffic is a bit heavy as you make your way up the incline. san francisco, across town is a bit slow. i saw this from the traffic center of a checked clocks, we didn't see any accidents or incidents, but there's a little bit of slowing there allow yourself some extra time if you're heading in the southbound direction towards the peninsula. nextel westbound each year th

once 4000 feet up a light dusting of snow covered this tiny community. >> i love the snow. my wife hates it. >> it is okay. >> reporter: he said you hate it. they are some of the 30 some people who live on top of about hamilton. >> it is a track. >> reporter: most residents work for the observatory. >> we have our own water system. we have a natural spring we have our own power plant so we can operate without pg&e is necessary. >> reporter: the biggest problem is hundreds of people seeking snow yet stresses the top 7 miles are private property so parking here is a legal. >> there's so much traffic appear that it becomes a total meltdown. so when it snows, we encourage you to find another location to come into play. >> reporter: the observatory warns people that knew no parking signs have been put up at the top and people who do not abide them will be cited. maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they urge anyone driving to the sierras to be prepared for snowy conditions. the storms have delivered more than 6 feet of snow in the past week. as of late this afternoon the chp

you know, this is the new snow on top of all the other snow. i mean, it has to be deep up there. >> you know what is nice is when you are inside already enjoying it. the tough thing is trying to get up there, although there's a lot to enjoy. and there's more on the way. let's check in with christina. >>> those who do get up there today could get stuck up there as we head through the next couple of days as we continue to see showers. but today will be the worst. heading into your weekend, each and every day gets dryer. by next tuesday our first full dry day with temperatures near 70 degrees. once i put that out on the table it may make today easier to get through. there's a silver lining to this strong storm cloud now pushing in to places like eureka where they are getting the heaviest of the rain right now. snowfall is coming down indicated by the white. we are watching the realtime lightning strikes because what's going to happen is the core of low pressure is going to move down the coastline as we head throughout the day today. and that unsta

the interstate is covered with snow. but i can tell you it is a very thin area of snow. an hour ago you could actually see the road here. what we will see driving by occasionally is cars going by. we don't see any semi trucks. the interstate is still closed to semi, for those people driving car it was a very long wait because the interstate was closed more than 24 hours the caltrans worker manning the road closure heard all kind of stories but had bad news for drivers. three clock is where drivers were stopped in colfax and cared packed the interstate as people waited. >> we knew it was closed we just decided to take our chance. >> they said it was going to open at 12:00. >> reporter: a few vehicles were allowed to pass, as were we. the pass was empty and was so all the way to blue canyon. we're driving on eastbound interstate 80 and the road is closed behind us. it's about 1:00 and we're starting to see quite a bit of traffic on westbound interstate 80 indicating it may be open from that direction. westbound 80 was open to cars, no trucks at about 1:00 p.m. the delay wa

there are falls of snow. >> there is no room to drive. >> there is no place to put snow. >> what are you doing with it?. >> this is where to get it where you can. >> this is just above 3500 feet. the road closed due to high winds and whiteout conditions, up the hills, soda springs skill area never opened for the day. workers needed help getting out. and with plows they're on their own coming to digging out and there are the house owned by parents. >> there this is the most ever seen here. >> this comes out. no power. >> and there is we're back here, you can see how much snow accumulated in the past hours. up to three feet from far. this year is the road leading up to sugar bowl. and there is an idea of how much snow received in blue canyon there are 61 inches last week, and today, they have 124 inches more than double. >> that is unbelievable, thank you very much. >> and viewers sent us plenty of photos and video. this is heavy rainfalling into pinole valley. and there is a is a if you have videos or photos to share e mail them to us. >> just ahead a flash flood warning just issued f

we of snow levels down at 2,000 ft.. you can see it as rain and snow. chain requirements it expected for certain segments. >>george: the 80 is shut down. what a difference of the day makes. no backups, no delays. we're not tracking and hot spots. the bridge check shows that act of meter and light. they have gone on for maybe an hour. we promised last year that update. the is shut down and it may not reopen until noon today. fears of an avalanche are reasons why the atlantic shore road has been shut down. japan requirements, there are portions of the '88 and for that are closed and portions that are open requiring huge use chains when driving on them. >> thank-you george. more cutbacks in state spending as the budget battle continues. jerry brown signed more bills to help boost the deficit. he wanted to let the people vote on whether to extend existing taxes or make deeper cuts for education and safety. time now for a check of the local gas prices. the average price for regular, $4.50. oakland, $3.99. sandra's 8 the average price is $4. >>darya: they alw

lots of snow was good.ut with all that snow, you have to be concerned that the highway stay open. >> caltrans is a phenomenal job. it depends on people taking their time to get here. a lot of the time of the roads closed as because of stand outside and people are trying to get a little too anxious to get here. take your time, and should be good to go to get up here. it's been amazing. >>j.r.stone: it almost looks like will go a lot later skiing why is the we have in the past. >> we pushed our closing date, we typically close mid april and we pushed it to the 24th. easter holiday is falling later swiss think people are really excited about that. it's been an endless pattern bases and. >>j.r.stone: is seeking get here and track down some of these roads preconditions. >> if yet another this season, you definitely don't want to miss this now. >>j.r.stone: 80 just cut, with norstar had tahoe. the snow is coming down and right now roads are still open. reporting in the tahoe area, kron 4 news. >>pam: pop star lad

not an easy task with 10 feet of snow on the ground. >> they know where the snow is at. either they smell the hot dogs or chilly and they know where we are at. >> reporter: some skiers say. >> too many powder. >> reporter: what was it like? >> struggling just to get down the mountain. would fall left, fall right. >> reporter: you don't hear skiers say that very often. folks up here say they really need a break next week. if they get it, the skiing next weekend will, in fact, be epic. reporting live in placer county, i'm tom duhane. >> thanks, tom. incredible pictures there. >>> some oakland homeowners today learned how to reduce earthquake damage to their properties. a workshop taught the basics of earthquake retrofitting and evaluating contractor bids and the need for an emergency kit. now is a good time to remind people to be prepared. >> because of the japan earthquake we think people are paying attention. we don't want what happened in japan happen in the bay area. >> adequate retrofitting can ensure you will have a home to live in after an earthquake. >>> people aro

this is fresh snow in the santa cruz mountains, with the snow level down to about 4,000 ft.. another image from earlier in the day, i want to show you lexington reservoir. this is in the hills above los gatos. now the reservoir is 93% vote. for the first time in years we see the reservoir spilling over. there is an image were going to keep on for you. one other note on the reservoir, to get their all attend of the valley's reservoirs are about 68% of capacity because of seismic earthquake restrictions based on some of them because of bands as they're going to be inspected in the next several years and repairs made. it only half of those reservoir is to be filled up to 70%. since they are almost there the water will be making a strategic releases. it is a delicate balance because they don't take too much water of there because that's drinking water for the valley. what they want to do is take just enough out to allow for more rain falling run off to keep it as low as possible. once again to the live picture back up here, you could see the snow again as the snow level continues

snow is are becoming down. two chairs set their several inches of snow already under way.arch team has recovered the body of a skier others are there, 58 year-old man was reported missing when he and failed to return to his home in oakland the body of john hoffman was found on tuesday on and experts only run. he was in expert skier medical problem may contributed to his death. >> justine: two dozen homes, 60 people are still affected by a huge rock and mud slide in the mountains that happen near scotts valley, it came down late monday afternoon taking a 200 ft. section of nelson road the san pictures public-works inspectors come a geologists are studying the slide but they say it still too unstable to attend to move. >> in has the potential to move at the very top, mapping the holes wide area will be very beneficial. that is our next up. to really matter. we have rain coming in through the end of the week. a kid move more in the rain gets up there. we want to call bob flooded stabilize we're going to look at how we can address access for the people above. >> justine: with

we will be contending with heavy, blowing snow. winds will remain pretty strong across much of skand knave ya as well. but across continental europe for the most part it will stay dry. the southwestern corner, looking at the stagnant low pressure center, the center is off shore but it will be triggering showers and strong thunderstorms in isolated areas. not much change for the eastern mediterranean. looking gusty again across this region. a lot of cold air aloft producing plenty of inland snow for turkey. athens is going to be five degrees, rather chilly with snow flurries to start off the day. one degree in moscow. 11 in berling and looking mild toll the west again. here's the extended forecast now. >>> an earthquake has shaken northern trp jp. the tremor occurred 11:45 a.m. on wednesday. it had an estimated magnitude of 7.2 and was centered off the coast of -- in northern japan. the depth of the quake was estimated at 10 kilometers. japan's meteorological agency issued an advisory along the pacific coast of northeastern japan. o

that but again, it's going to be snow, snow and a little bit more snow anywhere you go. >> taking your chances and get stuck on 50 as well. all right. live there at colfax, thank you for the update. >>> boy, when he saysst tough, it's tough. >>> we are watching the commute in the bay area. >> we're okay. we've had some accidents and stalled vehicles. just cropping up here and there. let's take a look at live pictures. lighter than usual coming into the bay bridge at this hour. usually by now, a bigger than delay than this. but we've had a lot of fender- benders. the latest being on 101 southbound in redwood city near marsh road and 880 at 66th avenue. those are the two latest collisions, eastbound 24. there is a crash there reported as well. and southbound 680 at stone valley road, report of a bumper in a lane. just a lot of degrees clogged drains. be careful. let's move along. northbound 101, not raining there now. the traffic is moving well. we've had reported on 280 extension, especially, where the puddling is occurring. and this morning in it will south bay, northbound 85 at 17, a

that's because there's so much snow up here, some those weekend tahoe homes are buried in snow. placer officials want people to know, be aware there's so much snow, and so much weight on the snow load, it can crack the propane and the gas lines going into the house and block ventilation systems, creating either an explosion danger or carbon monoxide danger. be aware of that in these homes that are buried in snow. >> great stuff here. if he's telling us go home or not come in through the 80 pass, when can we get up there? when is it going to be open? or when is it advisable? >> reporter: at this point the highway patrol says not until midnight at the earliest, and possibly until tomorrow morning. so it could be morning time before they actually open the road. right now there is really no reason to want to come up, because the ski resorts closed early. >> mike hip deep in the snow on i-80. >>> jeff, i understand you have more warnings, more flash flooding? >> that's right. anyone living in san mateo county near the pescadero creek that is at flood stage at 12 feet. we're talking a

of snow.rk: pg&e is looking for more time, it missed a march deadline set by the public utility commission to turn over all of its paper work. a person was missing including paperwork all of this timber line, some of the documents will bnot be available until the end of the year. they could charge them $1 million a day for noncompliance. >> darya: we will be right back. lñóñ >> mark: its mexico day on wall street. the futures were mixed but they are turning positive in the last few moments. dow futures are around nine, in nasdaq up 7 1/2. >> darya: 11 get close look at the weather because it is sprinkling out. >> james: we have all lot more rain in store, structure for showing as a handful of sprinkles from the bay. we will demand, thatwe have that sell up over the oakland hills, it will be too long before it comes to what muckrake. highway 24 right now probably seeing some rain and drizzle. it is fairly quick moving so will be out of there before too long. similar scenes for the south bay, ju

snowing in the sierra on and off, mostly on, more than 6 feet of snow in some places. how does this winter compare to some others. >> probably the best i guess in 30 years. >> reporter: if you're familiar with the drive, you can see it is coming down steady. this is where the chain control is located. once our chains were on it was a slow but relatively easy 15- mile drive up to blue canyon. chp says traffic was light and with no significant accidents. cal-trans piles kept the interstate open and fairly clear this afternoon. >> i have never driven up here with this much snow. it is crazy. beautiful though. >> reporter: here at blue canyon we are at about 5000 feet in altitude. it is obviously open here. cars are driving by. there is slush on the interstate here. fer coming up be aware that the chain control remains in effect over the summit. at blue canyon, ken pritchard, ktvu channel 2news. >>> the road up to mt. hamilton opened. the winding two-lane road was closed to the public at grant ranch park. cal-trans crews were trying to save a crumbling hillside. 4000 feet

snow levels are pretty high. to get about 8 in. of snow.staying in the fifties by the afternoon highs into the 50s, 60s. 60 degrees as a common number upper 50s for downtown san francisco, so vague those ties into the mid '60s. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. wet weather around for a good long stretch into tomorrow, there's big more scattered. friday widespread even heavy at times you could see some thunderstorms friday and saturday. now it is the temperatures dropping into the mid '50s real seasonal levels dropped and 2,500 ft. we could get a bit of a dusting in the hills. your kid? >> >> erica: we don't have any hot spots to report we are still a bit slow and behind schedule at the bridge to the bay bridge although we are seeing more shuffling in some of those lanes. conditions are actually pretty good over that 800 over crossing meeting lights are still on track time of about 14 minutes. san mateo bridge, always a good option accident and incident free no promise to report traffic is a bit heavier than at last check. commute

we have it all. >> sea level snow.e have not been talking about snow in san francisco for a while. so that's good news. more good news if you have been tuning in waiting for the secret word of the day. well, we'll have it for you in just a minute. we'll get through your weather forecast first. the important stuff, as you can see here, we have moisture streaming onshore. nothing heavy, just pockets of light rain. this is the case until about 9:00 a.m. for another three hours or so, then we'll get a dry break. if you needed to get on outside over the weekend and mow the lawn and couldn't do so because of the rain, i think you'll get your chance today for the first part of the day. we have a big-time spring storm on the way as we head through the latter portion of this evening and into tonight. rain will start in the north bay at about 3:00 p.m. intensifying as we head throughout the night. and this is going to bring a lot of moisture our way on the heels of the first storm where we have a stronger storm. we are concerned

>> yes. >> and uc berkeley has a snow lab that is buried in the snow. but a researcher told abc 7 news the depth is expected to exceed 17 feet. and the drifts in this area appear higher. residents are left mostly to fend for sthechls with no power. >> we came up here, couldn't get into the driveway. we had to crawl over snow. >> one good day of sunshine this comes back into nothing. >> and from looks of it, we're away from one good day of sunshine this, is the store they've been open and you can see accumulation of snow in that snow lab up the road here telling me as much snow as we've gotten it's well off of the record sets in 1952. we'd need nine more feet to reach that record. >> and you're a good sport. >> highway 1 took a beating today blocked near a landslide. and a boulder cleared a slide today. caltrans suspended clean up until morning. highway 1 still closed north of big sur from a wash out over the weekend. big sur is difficult to get to tonight. >> we've been get gg video of the storm by way of you report powered by you tube this, is video of

there is so much snow that those that run snowplows have nowhere to put the snow.gs look over the pass right now in king vale. you can't get through. i-80 is closed for your safety because its whiteout and from the sound of things it could be several hours before things get better? >> winter storm warning until 11:00 then we'll see a winter weather advisory through the weekend because we have two more systems to go. that will bring more wet weather over the text couple of days. take a look outside. you see the towering cumulus clouds out there, an indication of unstable atmosphere. that is providing for some pretty good downpours. live doppler 7 hd showing the east bay around brentwood and also, further here to the east. you are looking at concord, pleasant hill and walnut creek, around 680. very wet weather, orinda, back through oakland. showers become more scattered through hayward. watch out union city, also fremont looking at wet weather. and scattered showers through belmont. heavier showers in the south bay towards the santa cruz mountains. look at this cell.

toward the northeast and more snow to come as well.further down we're looking at severe thunderstorms to break out as well come tuesday. there is that threat for tornados. watch out for strong winds as well as heavy downpours as well across louisiana and texas. and you can see that over toward the northwest there is going to be a new system coming in, bringing plenty of coastal rain and inland snow. 8 degrees in vancouver today. minus 9 in winnipeg. and then over toward toronto quite chilly here. 0 for your daytime high. 1 in denver. but it does stay very pleasant and warm down in the southeast. 27 degrees down in miami. 24 in houston. now, for europe we have good spells of sunshine across continental europe. high pressure system in control here. and then over towards the southwest, scattered showers again for the southwestern corner of iberia here, with some heavy downpours and thunderstorms in between. across the north we're going to be contending with strong winds again, especially across scandinavia, with heavy snow impacting norwa

a snow slide can be set off from a shelter from skis stretching it slightly or from a drift of snow. wet snow usually slides down slowly from the slope and avalanche of dry snow is the fastest and most dangerous current. that's a blunder with all the cordons in place yes everything's ready. in north as a special militia fights avalanche six. attention a lot. more an accurate shot since the snow flowing downwards. and avalanche fill and if you're done gorge during the night nobody was hit by snow slabs but the road was entirely blocked caucasian goats are grazing somewhere in the mountains the rangers will have to go on foot to reach them. i mean this i will answer occurred a few days ago about a week ago. since then was it higher then sure a couple of meters already. some time ago there was a good chance of people encountering caucasian goats on the mountain paths today scientists tend to observe them through their binoculars these graceful animals prefer the higher altitudes. caucasian goats have no difficulty clearing steep slopes they almost never slip off as they know how to spre

warnings from snow from lake county to shasta where heavy snow is being reported. the mother lode into the sierra. snow around 2500 feet. i believe there's 200 inches of snow on the ground pat nor -- at norton. heavy wind turning showers with thundershowers, possibility of severe weather. showers, colder, thundershowers possible on friday, more rain saturday. it's been my experience when you get into a rainy pattern, forecast models want to stop it. we wish it would calm done on sunday. there will be lingering showers. monday does look much drier. >>> miami's airport and crisis overnight. a jet fuel fire, canceled almost 100 flights, including one come together bay -- coming to the bay hear. >>> overnight in libya, what targets were hit by french air strikes. >>> plus, one california college gets the donation of historic proportions. >>> wet and rainy weather. marin county. you can see that traffic is going to be affected by the wet weather and driving through the rain. 101. we got a tweet that 37 is very slow near seers point. >>> we are still following two develo

here we have a rain-snow mix around mount st. helena but the heavier rain is from the south to east. from antioch and concord and walnut creek, very heavy rain here. westward into berkeley, if you are heading in right now trying to get over the bay bridge, you are coming into rain in san francisco. this will continue to shift to the east around san leandro, the peninsula, 280, san bruno and more wet weather into the south bay. it won't be raining all day but tomorrow, that is another storm we'll talk about a bit later. >> janelle: we've got high wind advisories for all the bridges and richmond-san rafael bridges, no rvs or empty trucks. an accident coming, westbound 80 and fremont street. blocking lanes, blocking the right lane. no "h" train service at all. a rockslide and getting conflicting reports and no bus bridge for "h" train commuters. there is the san mateo bridge where there is a wind advisory in effect. take it easy. >> janelle: this latest storm is hitting santa cruz county especially hard. mudslides are threatening ho

more snow impacting you, including bouts of heavy blowing snow. so warm out for that stormy weather. highs on thursday, 9 in beijing. 8 in tokyo. tokyo will feel a little cooler than yesterday. now for north america, looking really nice and quiet out towards the east. still got this system low that's in eastern canada, but that is on its way out. we are looking at an active picture out west, very strong winds to the coastline. about 140 kilometers per hour. these are some of the gusts expected hoar. very rough conditions especially for british columbia and snow impacting the area with heavy snow in the sierras. as for central sections here in the great lakes area, you could see a little more snow develop later on thursday, but that won't intensify until another day or so. as for highs, 17 denver. 18 in l.a. and then warm 24 for houston. finally getting a look at europe. messy in the mediterranean. we are seeing clouds swirling here. active and bringing stormy weather to italy. here are some of the conditions that northern italy has been dealing wi

the snow right now sls wetter. it's a higher contend of water in it which is really helping with our water supply. that's the story for later on in the year. >> good morning to you. we've got rain, we've got wind out there, we are starting to see improvement. we'll show you where the showers are moving. i want to point out the gusty winds in the east bay, oakland has a sustained wind speed of 23 miles per hour and wind a factor for the next couple of hours. we're going to see improvement by noon. winds fall to 10 to 15 miles per hour as this pulls out of the area. we'll see lingering showers throughout the day but shower activity is starting to die down in the north bay along the peninsula. you saw that shot from highway 17. we've got a steady rain pushing on shore moving over 17. give yourself extra time and take it easy this morning. as we head through 9:00 a.m. we're going to see showers but in this out substantially. by noon that's probably a good time to get out if you have anything to do outside today in plac

snow. we couldn't get the bus out. we had all the kids shoveling the snow. we tried to get them going and they couldn't go. >> reporter: the group walked out 2 miles, they were picked up by buses and finally made it home to lancaster. if you're going out to grapevine and we got some snow coming into the sierra as well. >> it's been a buffer year for snow in the sierra. we have cig any significant snow coming. you can see the darker greens representing the moderate rainfall. mostly what we're seeing is light drizzle. light showers over here toward oakland and san leandro. you can see the darker bands moving on shore. overnight is going to be wet. tell you what the morning commute is going to be a wet one. the next couple of mornings are going to be nasty morning commutes. there's the system teeing offshore. you see it sweeps in and gets that curvature to it. that's intensifying as the system gets closer to us. we have another system that's going to follow on the heels of this one as we head

of snow above that 7000 for level and a foot of snow below that heavy snow, wind could create problems the high country. a few sprinkles to the north bay, along the peninsula by your evening camion you probably will need your windshield wipers. picking up and intensity in the overnight hours, 11:00 notice how active it is all of this yellow sur's moderate heavy downpours at time as we had to be after noon. heavy rain coming down in the early morning hours on your wednesday. a series of storms sort of line that the first one will settle over the area. a series of storms behind that they could produce wet weather to the work week. napa, san francisco a degree to warmer than that. set bay up to 60 and places like san jose. wet weather straight on to their work week, heavy rain, strong winds. we have in other wet weekend ahead of us. we have a one hot spot your ride in the northbound direction we had a couple of earlier accidents as low as a few stalls. one involving a big break that was blocking the stalls. taking a look at that back that stretches of red and yellow, at speeds down to 17

notice snow atop mount hamilton. numerous showers across the bay area, still could see thunder and moderate to heavy rain at times as we head into the afternoon hours. by saturday night, stormy conditions developing. by sunday morning, you start to see high winds and heavy rain here. really as we head in towards the 7 7:00 a.m. hour, we'll see widespread rain and wind. it moves out behind the front, showers left over and it's all done by early evening. rainfall totals pretty impressive five inches through santa cruz mountains. four inches for the north bay mountains, lower elevations, anywhere from one to two and a half, three inches in the case of north bay, east bay and peninsula. tomorrow afternoon, look for temperatures in the 50s except around clearlake. wet weather around the monterey bay, temperatures in the 50s. as you look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast, hang on to the umbrellas. spring starts on sunday. it's going to be stormy. nothing like spring around here. showers on monday. tuesday and wednesda

it appears all that rain and snow this month really did its job. officials say the water content is at 165% above average statewide. ken is live with a very public statement made about the state's water outlook. ken? >> reporter: what i'm standing on right now is not a record- breaking snow pack, but it's the best we've seen in 16 years and good enough to officially california's three-year draught. state scientists knew the measurements would be good when they gauged the snow pack for the last time this year. >> it's certainly rather phenomenal year actually when you consider that it's a technically a la nina, a weak la nina which would not indicate we're going to have a snow pack of this magnitude. >> reporter: 10 feet of snow cover a me doe in summertime. if you melted this snow all at once, this me doe would be 4 feet under water. it's key for reservoir storage. >> he's probably -- he's waiting for our data right now. >> reporter: declared the three- year draught over. it was a mostly symbolic gesture. when the governor declared the draught in 2

right now huge snow pack. if you are coming up here, again, you're going to be dealing with these conditions today. i hope you're comfortable with winter driving. back to you, pam. >> thank you, bryan. keep an eye on the roads tomorrow because a lot of will head up there for the weekend. powder looks nice if you can get there. storm coverage continues on our website at ktvu.com. just click on storm watch. >>> time now 6:45. police in santa rosa having a tough time tracking down a most wanted murder suspect. investigators say 33-year-old ricardo has been on the run for the past six years. they say he's been slipping in and out of santa rosa to visit his children while avoiding the police. homicide investigators say he's a master of disguise and sometimes even dressing up like a woman. >>> vallejo police are searching for three armed men who robbed a grocery store and sexually assaulted a female clerk. it happened last night about 9:30. police say three men entered the store, flashed a shotgun and demanded money