let us track it on the stormtracker 4. taking a look at the stormtracker 4 the inland areas are looking pretty quiet. we will see some showers into the north bay. the futurecast said at noon. we will see some moderate indicated by the yellow. and going towards 3:00 p.m., the band is showing inland and increasing in intensity tonight and moderate downpours will be widespread for the bay area. we could catch a bit of a break by sunday morning. however, we will still see that by 10:00 a.m. with scattered showers pressing. more widespread activity by 2:00 p.m. your full forecast, coming up. >>marty: let us turn 2 or developing story in the south bay the desperate search continues in morgan hill for sierra of lamar. on the left you can see fbi is investigating. this was yesterday. on the right parks for hundreds of community members are gathering for a candlelight vigil. she is pleading for her daughters safe return home. craig is in morgan hill. investigators will resume their search. >> good morning. go craig >>craig: . >> th

right now on live stormtracker tu can see the coverage out there. not everybody covered. if you head to the north and east you find more interesting weather. to the north of bay point, heavier showers, possibly a thunderstorm and also i have been tracking some of the act in the north bay, to the east of napa and also st. helena. so still some rain showerses in the forecast for this evening with the unstable weather apparent in place, and we could have the possibility of a thunderstorm and with that, the possibility of some hail. snow levels will continue to come down, down to around 200 to 2400'. so we could have a little more dust for the overnight hours. first thing tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies, a chance of a shower and temperatures start out the day in the 30s to the 40s. san josi around 40 and fairfield, 38 degrees. it has been an active weather pattern over the past 24 hours. remember yesterday at this time we had that strong cold front move across the region? look at the circulation developing. this is responsibility for the showers and thunderstorms for to

here is the latest on live stormtracker 2 radar. can see the greens indicating at least moderate rainfall and yellows corresponding to heavier downpours. we'll show you where eric is in the santa cruz mountains, picking up increasing rainfall outside of santa cruz and in the south bay and parts of the east bay, the yellows do correspond to heavier cells around milpitas and the fremont area. we'll shift to the north, heavy downpours to the richmond-san rafael bridge. so picking up a wide area of moderate rainfall. possibly considered heavy at times. the rain will continue to be a factor, especially for the southern half of the region. the activity beginning to break up around sonoma county, but for tomorrow, we have a change in the rain pattern. i am also tracking another weather system developing upstream flow and i will let you know when heavier downpours could push back in our forecast. >>> thank you, mark and you can always find live stormtracker 2 updates as well as any watches or warnings by going to our website, ktvu.com. >>>

taking a look at stormtracker 4. those in the north by you are waking up to showers and the north there with light/media downpour. the yellow is indicating light/moderate. the green is indicating consisted downpour. we will track this rainfall on future cast. by 8:00 a.m. where already expecting moderate/heavy indicated by the yellow and orange. that will most likely be in the north bay. by 10:00 a.m., that band will go towards the peninsula, the south bay and some other areas such as the south bay could see more activity. dissipating in the north bay but it will taper off towards this evening. 9:00 p.m. pressing south. 11:00 p.m., just light shower aired to keep residual activity. mild. mid- 50s. upper 50s for the south- bay. as we take a look at the a look at your 7 day around the bay we are expecting sunshine and a dry start. shower activity on wednesday. 7:17. >> ysabel: we are learning more information about a scam that is targeting elderly asian information. grant lotus. >> lotus we told you about these bizarre

here we go with the live stormtracker 2 computer model. thursday at 7:00 a.m., we're clear.unchtime, there's clouds and maybe a scattered shower. wet roadways left over from today. tomorrow afternoon, not too bad. there's rain in the area though. tomorrow night, and early friday morning, more showers. that's storm three moving into the bay area. i'll have more details on that. the long ranged forecast with your weekend in view, i'll see you back here. >>> people around the world who like math celebrated all things pi today. at the explore tore yum they enjoyed various presentations on pi, and on the menu, of course was pie. larry shaw came up with the idea of celebrating pi day on march 14, because pi begins with 3.14. to see more, go to ktvu.com and look for the link on the home page. >>> only on 2, what we've learned about san francisco's aging ambulances and equipment. the fight >>> ktvu has obtained documents that are raising concerns about the many ambulances that the san francisco fire department uses. >> reporter: the san francisco fire department's ambulances are und

here we go with the live stormtracker 2 computer model. thursday at 7:00 a.m., we're clear.unchtime, there's clouds and maybe a scattered shower. wet roadways left over from today. tomorrow afternoon, not too bad. there's rain in the area though. tomorrow night, and early friday morning, more showers. that's storm three moving into the bay area. i'll have more details on that. the long ranged forecast with your weekend in view, i'll see you back here. >>> people around the world who like math celebrated all things pi today. at the explore tore yum they enjoyed various presentations on pi, and on the menu, of course was pie. larry shaw came up with the idea of celebrating pi day on march 14, because pi begins with 3.14. to see more, go to ktvu.com and look for the link on the home page. >>> only on 2, what we've learned about san francisco's aging ambulances and equipment. the fight to get more funding to replace the fleet. >>> plus the state dinner tonight, who helped greet britain's prime minister and the menu that was served. >>> ktvu has obtained documents that are raisin

stormtracker 4 showing to the east. all of that rainfall is east of antioch and livermore towards the central valley. we still have the chance for central scattered showers although the worst has been over. it has been impressive. for the past seven days 2 in.-3 in. and some locations kentfield almost 10 in.! and more is on the way. we do have to deal with some gusting winds. already over 20 m.p.h. with s f o at almost 40 m.p.h. we could see more gusting winds throughout the day tomorrow. this storm is departing to the south-east with unsettled conditions to the north-west. these will produce possible showers tonight. and even cold air with low snow levels at 1,500 ft. with isolated snow showers and higher as elevations with gusting conditions through tomorrow afternoon. and perhaps more nicer conditions coming up. >>vicki: tree service companies have their hands full with fallen trees weekend by the storm. >> it is a common sight from the bay area of the tree collapses and damages to dis to homes. >> this is an 80-90 y

right now you can see on live stormtracker 2 the stormtrack heading to our north, with mostly clear skis. we warmed up and started to warm up form today and tomorrow, temperatures peaking across a good portion of the region. you can see the beautiful sunset. you can see looking out towards the golden gate bridge. sunset was at 6:06 for the first saturday of march and already off to a warm start. look at the numbers from it this afternoon. santa rosa, 72 degrees, san francisco in the upper 60s awn san josi just beautiful, in the lower 70s, right around 71. forecasted headlines for tonight, mostly clear. overnight lows tomorrow morning off to a cool start. the coolest locations in the 30s. san francisco at 46 and san josi startling out sunday morning in the lower 40s, right around 46789 high pressure, big homer in command of our weather. so as a result lots of sunshine for your sunday. temperatures a good on average, 8-12 degrees above normal. here is the bigger perspective, once again. the clouds heading way up to our north. a few changes beginning monday and into tuesday. this weather sy

. >> right now on live stormtracker 29 shower activity has been on the decrease somewhat every the past few hours. that is after a fairly active day of showers and thunderstorms reported of heal and as ken mentioned with the snow on the bay area peaks, right now as you can see the shower activity focuses on parts the south bay. we could pick up more of a dusting of snow, least a layer towards mount hamilton. we have dropping snow levels to 2000'. we'll show you more activity and possibly snow along the superintendent 17. it will be that cold. shower activity old of boulder creek. as far as rainfall totals since last monday, look at these numbers, very impressov. north bay, nearly-6", san francisco, 3", oakland over 4". we can beat that. santa cruz county from the santa cruz mountains to the coast and up in the santa cruz mountains for monday through the afternoon, a 5-day total amounts of 20", 19.96" of rainfall over past few days. very impressive coming up, i will highlight shower chances for tomorrow and if we have any more strong storms showing up in the long-range weather maps. >>>

on stormtracker 4, notice the color. some of blue indicating snowfall at the higher elevations. at 1,500 ft.. snowfall for the el diablo range. and even the higher elevations of the santa cruz mountains. what we will see tonight/tomorrow are just traces. certainly not the heavier rainfall recently. in some areas 3 in.. and almost 1 ft. in some other areas. the chance for showers but certainly not that amount. the wind will also be the issue. strong winds. s f o is gusting at 43 mph this storm system is moving out. more showers behind it and to more the rest of your forecast, coming up. >>vicki: just in time for many people to enjoy the 162nd annual st. patrick's day celebration parade. with spectators they say that this is the biggest celebration west of the mississippi. >> i think san francisco is the best show. i have seen in new york city and this is the best. and it is a tossup between ireland. >> it does not seem that no one is not smiling. >> the parade ended at civic center plaza with music and a live music and dancing. also drunk drivers are being checked and a dui check

you can see on live stormtracker 2, the showers have been increasing a bit over the past 2-3 hours. there is a live doppler sweep and come in tighter on the radar. nothing too widespread in coverage, but you can see the activity north and east of life livermore. there is the cell dissipating in this region, but still produce something rain showers around 24, you can see some light, possibly a few moderate cells out towards the lafayette area and walnut creek. rainfall totals these are just numbers over the past 24 hours and you can see santa rosa at .59". look at redwood city, over 1 eth, san francisco .97" and san francisco for the weekend picking up over 1" and san josi actually picking up measurable rainfall, .69". forecast headlines, we have a few showers out there. a sun-cloud mix for tomorrow and the extended features more rain. coming up i will break down the timing of the next system offshore an one area that will pick up significant rainfall. >> thank you, mark, you can find updates and information at kutv.com. >>> a costco in concord is back open after a hazardous material

you can see how from about san francisco north on live stormtracker 2 it just continues to march in. and that's why the north bay has been getting the most rain. that's why up to the county. santa rosa over .50. st. helena, almost .03. some of the totals there are good. south of that there's hardly anything at all. tuesday through sunday shows the jet stream is starting to lift a little bit. and as it does, it will send in totals to the north coast. north bay in line for 5 inches of rain between now and, say, the end of the week. there's already been locations in heeledsburg -- healdsburg. again, this is a mild system. so winter storm warning starts at 5:00 p.m. that snow level will be up around 6,000 feet and may be higher for a while until the system starts to move in. we have to wait for this back edge to move in. that won't be until the evening. some of the projected rainfall totals will start to add up for the santa cruz mountains. they will be much more than this. already we're seeing about .50 to 3 inches there. so everyone will eventually see the rain and also the snow. the s

stormtracker 2 showing you a little bit of coastal fog lurkinging right off the coastline tomorrow morninge low clouds are ex picked to be inside the bay. we could wake up with mostly gray. today we're mostly sunny. the offshore flow continues. it's weakening. own the last 24 hours, by tonight expected to move onshore meaning the sea breeze. mid 60s in concord right now. the north bay looking pretty good. 64 santa rosa, 67 in napa. just right around the coast could be a little cooler for the afternoon because again the sea breeze is coming back. 57 in oakland, 56 report in the san francisco. your satellite radar view i'm going to show you the change right here on this view. a ridge of high pressure over the area, but notice it shifting. do you see this cloud cover here moving a little bit closer and eventually by tomorrow the ridge will be gone and we have a series of disturbances moving our way so we're going to get much needed rain. picking it up, mostly sunny skies. it looks like tomorrow morning we may wake up with a few clouds that wilburn off, and there's the chance for rain in the e

giving you a look at stormtracker, 2 clouds pouring into the bay area. temperatures are beginning to rebound. the winds not as strong as we saw yesterday. so it feel as little different out there. while it is chilly, the lack of wind is helping us out. 49 degrees in oakland. 48 san francisco. low 50s san jose. 50 degrees and mostly sunny skies. areas around livermore 49 and concord to the north where we sank in the 30s. now 50 degrees. napa, 50 degrees. in santa rosa a ridge of high pressure in place for today. it's a weak one and it will give way to a weak system that may bring us a few scattered showers this morning. take a look at the satellite eaudar view, it's easy to see how the -- reaud arview, it's -- radar view, it's easy to see how the clouds are up there. your forecast here, let me show you what happens. those high clouds turn into thicker, darker clouds by the evening hours. sun will they about 7:22. tomorrow -- will set about 7:22. these showers could be just enough to bring us a little bit of slick roadway for the early- morning drive. so w

this is what we see on the stormtracker 4. we are looking at clear conditions over the north bay.ut there. the satellite/radar showing that is and northern california. giving you a closer look it was right around your recap. eureka. and e hope is that we could get closer to the south bay because we coul use the ranin. we will see mostly 40's towards sunrise. that is the anticipation. by looking at 10:00 a.m., 50s to start to appear in the south bay and at the livermore valley. and we can see more widespread 50s. 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. the maximum peak. let me show you in the east bay. we are looking at temperatures right at the 50s and 60s. mainly, the 60s. when we take a look at the temp spectrum. >>james: the clouds could dissipate a bit more in the south bay which will increase the temperatures. a look at your 7 day around the bay on rainfall continuing wednesday night/thursday. light sprinkles. even wednesday during the day will be actually nice. temperatures in the low 60s. that could be one of the best days of the week. friday will also be nice. bay-area wide showers this weeke

right now on live stormtracker 2, an offshore breeze developing and as a result it warmed up the temperaturesches, back up to the 60s and even a few 70s to report. this is the scene looking out towards the bay with mostly clear skies. sunset was at 6:06, so wrapping up a beautiful saturday afternoon and tomorrow, temperatures will be in the warm side once again. you can see the lower 70s out towards san josi and morgan hills, san francisco 68 and santa rosa, 73 degrees for the first weekend of march. forecast headlines for tonight, mostly lear. tomorrow, more sunshine. the extend we'll cool things offer with a sun-cloud mix, but no major storms showingum just yet on the long-range weather maps at east over the next 4-6 days. overnight lows, 30s and san josi around 40. so high pressure sticks around for one more day and as a result, quite a few 70s showing up on the forecast maps for tomorrow afternoon. as you can see the bigger perspective once again, the satellite and jet stream heading way up to our north. but there is a weather system that will be moving in, beginning monday, but especiall

stormtracker 2, everything starting to move shout south.specially in mendocino and lake county. ben low ma, santa cruz mountains, yet hardly anything in san jose. a real favorable pattern for the mountains. you kei a about 86/100ths now. santa rosa at 2/3, napa at 4/10ths, lexington reservoir i think has 4/10ths as well near los gatos. some of the rainfall progression injections could be quite impressive towards the episode of the week and into sunday. the cold air will come in towards the weekend, also thundershowers, but today, the next system, today, tonight, into tomorrow, friday will be the main rain producers. 50s on the temp.s here, been held steady due to a strong south wind. also that cloud cover and the rain moving in. the system right there, the low, will continue to send in a couple of series of systems. once it gets going it might just sit here for a while, that will be late tonight into tomorrow. these are rainfall projections through thursday morning, they will be more than that in ben lowen, you might want to double that. sa

a live look on stormtracker 4 showing wet weather. the coast line.e waking up with showers and portions of santa rosa. wet conditions over highway 101 however this could state north of the golden gate. for the most part. perhaps a stray shower in the east bay locations perhaps oakland, concord for this afternoon. certainly, keep your umbrella handy with a pop-up showers here, there. a look at your 7 day around the bay you will see the chance for showers continuing on wednesday, thursday. mostly sunny conditions on tap. and another round of wet weather bay-area wide. >>darya: 9:19 espn is reporting that peyton manning has chosen the denver broncos. >>mark: he has instructed his agent to start the negotiations and >>vern: it does not look like peyton manning will be with the 49ers and i love crawling into his head {laughter} it is difficult to say that with five years, $90 million not that i would never be involved with that level of discussion or negotiations. however, he is able to stay in the afc. the broncos have had an awesome season. the raiders

i want to show you what we see on stormtracker 4. there could be light rain on highway # 4.e will provide more indication on that but that could be developing. by 11:00 a.m., we want to emphasize that the chance for showers still exists for this late morning. even portions of the east bay, the north bay. at 2:00 p.m. today, the chance of rain will quickly diminish. it will be a brief sprinkle in your neighborhood. continuing bell larger view showing the bulk of the wet weather. continuing-with a larger view. near eureka, the coast line north. we will see if it presses south. just light showers to the east. temperatures this afternoon will be 61 degrees in antioch, livermore, fremont. 62 degrees in oakland. this cloud coverage will be classified as part cloudy. that is why these temperatures will be in the 60s. the north bay will be mostly cloudy. with mainly upper 50s. mostly, 57 degrees for most of the wine country. a look at your 7 day around the bay it is going to be on again off again with showers throughout the week. the best they would be wednesday- friday. what weathe

take a look at live stormtracker 2.ight now, the next round of showers coming down from the north. we're going to talk about that in a bit. but the sierra nevada is the story right now. up to 3 feet of snow, and there's more on the way. as we mentioned, of course it's a winter storm warning up there. it's extended until 4:00 tomorrow. the snow levels are kind of low. you heard ken mention chains on 80. that is the case. they're chaining up on 50 as well. chaining up west of keiver at 4,000 feet. more rain showers here. when i come back i'm going to show you how far that rain has made it south. >>> the rain that fell in the bay area in the last 24 hours is what local water agencies say they need. in the north bay, san rafael received more than an inch. concord saw a half inch of rain. on the peninsula, redwood city received .46. the largest total was up in the santa cruz mountains, 1.77 inches at ben lowman. the storm also caused damage in the mountains. pg and e crews replaced a power pole that snapped in half. people w

it is dry outside as you can see on live stormtracker 2. by tomorrow at this time we'll have quite a bit of activity to show you as the next storm begins to march onshore. this weekend rain returns and next week more rain chances showing up in the long range weather maps. it's cold out there. i just updated the numbers. this morning when you step out, it's going to feel at least 10- 12 cooler than yesterday in a few spots. you see the 30s showing up in santa rosa, napa, even san jose. san francisco around 49 degrees. partly sunny skies today, high clouds on the increase as we head into the afternoon. this area of low pressure drops in from the north and brings in rain first thing saturday morning, then occasional rain showers throughout the weekend, maybe a little bit of a break setting up by sunday afternoon, but we still have to keep showers in the forecast all weekend long. this is a forecast model showing you the rain marching onshore and expectations about a half-inch to around 2 inches to the coastal hills. snow levels coming down to

take a look at live stormtracker 2.ight now, the next round of showers coming down from the north. we're going to talk about that in a bit. but the sierra nevada is the story right now. up to 3 feet of snow, and there's more on the way. as we mentioned, of course it's a winter storm warning up there. it's extended until 4:00 tomorrow. the snow levels are kind of low. you heard ken mention chains on 80. that is the case. they're chaining up on 50 as well. chaining up west of keiver at 4,000 feet. more rain showers here. when i come back i'm going to show you how far that rain has made it south. >>> the rain that fell in the bay area in the last 24 hours is what local water agencies say they need. in the north bay, san rafael received more than an inch. concord saw a half inch of rain. on the peninsula, redwood city received .46. the largest total was up in the santa cruz mountains, 1.77 inches at ben lowman. the storm also caused damage in the mountains. pg and e crews replaced a power pole that snapped in half. people w

stormtracker 4 georgia? >> still, no hot spots with light spots. at the bay bridge toll plaza.r in the east bay. -- george rocha >> mark: >>george: habra 101 and the 280 on the south bay. the mid- peninsula is also decent. if you're going 101 southbound? it is easy from the 37 to the golden gate bridge. >>darya: 5:31 this developing story is the search continues for a missing 15 year-old girl. it has been five days since anybody has seen missing. sierra lamar has not been seen since early friday morning, when she was walking from her home to her school bus stop at around 6 a.m. the santa clara sheriff's department recovered her cell phone yesterday. the parents were notified by the school friday evening that she had not reported for school and called santa clara sheriff police. will tran? >>reporter: this is that the intersection of santa teresa boulevard. this is key 37 hours later. this is where they located her cellphone. they do not know -they are not saying exactly if this was on the road or off the road but they have no activity on the cellphone, sens. this is a picture o

strong ridge for the weekend and as the ridge takes control the jet stream the stormtrack these are the fast moving upper level winds getting shoved up to the north which basically means we remain dry. area of high pressure will bridge down sloping wind for the wean. offshore flow. warm in spots. low to mid 70's for your sunday. so we come up into the low 70's range tomorrow and up that the mid 70's range in some areas by sunday so absolutely warmer than average by good 5 to 10 degrees in some areas. tonight temperatures are tumbling with clear sky. you get good radiation cooling taking place. light winds you have a dry air mass so look for cold night. livermore morgan hill 37 degrees. same thing vallejo. coldest location 36 santa rosa low mid 40's around the coast and near the bay. first thing tomorrow morning may need a sweater or jacket but by the afternoon temperatures rebound nicely. 67 degrees in san francisco. 72 for new santa rosa. lack at clear lake. 68 degrees. low 70's for napa. vallejo. certainly headed towards springtime here. 70 in oakland. 71 livermore 70 palo alto on the

right now i can show you on live stormtracker 2, you can see on the radar, with the live doppler sweep to show you. but this radar will be getting quite a workout over the next week or. so a look outside, outside towards san rafael, you can see some of the scattered clouds paying us a visit. as far as rainfall over the past 24 hours, .06" in santa rosa. this is the forecast model that shows you accumulations from monday through saturday. i click the button and look what happens. the rainfall spreading to the south. 8" of rain for monday through saturday. the bay area getting their fair share as well. around the central portions around the bay, 4th and so a series of storms developing. tomorrow a break day with a dry pattern for the most part. this weak system moves in, partly cloudy skis. the first storm approaches. there is a slight chance of a sprinkle in the north bay, but bigger changes in the pacific. that is scheduled to push into the region with rainfall expectations around 2" all the way to 6" for the north bay. rain develops tuesday, that rain line spreads to the south on wedn

on live stormtracker radar 2 still some activity. >>> 7:13. a san francisco attorney who represented the confessed killer of oakland journalist khancy pailly may soon be forced to end his career. a state judge wants to disbar larue grim saying he committed a series of ethical violations between 2007 and 2009. grim says he's done nothing wrong but he will not fight the charges. the judge says the cases are unrelated to the broussard case. broussard is serving a 25-year sentence for the killing of bailey. >>> disgraced former governor rod blagojevich is leaving his home for prison. the feds will not announce where he's going, he is expected to be going to a prison in colorado. he faces 13 years on corruption charges. he was convicted of trying to sell president obama's vacated senate seat. he leaves behind a wife and two daughters. >>> the sowleddier accused of killing 16 afghan villagers could soon be headed back to the united states. as alison burns reports, he was transferred and it's likely he will be tried at his home base. >> reporter: the

we will show you on the stormtracker 4.. the threat of more severe weather. 11:30 a.m. hustle, alabama some severe weather. savir and -- kron still everybody across the south is watching this as cleanup continues from the devastating tornadoes. >> in california and armed man and los angeles prompted a stand off. this man was held hostage. they drag out. they go out and shoot the suspect. he was brought out in a stretcher. not clear what the demands were. >>darya: the mayor wants jerry brown to make it easier to dismiss/fire teachers. promoting districts to easily dismiss teachers who violate the trust of students and teachers. this is in connection time, 8:27 we will be back in just a few moments. with traffic in both directions on the golden gate is moving decent. however, plenty of sunshine, plenty of traffic >>darya: the 8:29 gas prices increased overnight while you were sleeping. $4.39 = san francisco. $4.32 in oakland. >> tornadoes killed dozens of people. >> fresh powder in the sierras. many people are going to go to

so stormtracker 4 shows no wet weather to speak of on our radar.or the next couple days though. we do have changes in the forecast, partly cloudy decisions, temperatures dropping to blow 60s and then we introduce the chance for some wet weather as we start the next workweek. christine? >> thank you erica. live pictures into the kron 4 newsroom for the first lady as today is international women's day. the first lady is there right now at the state department at the 2012 international women of courage award ceremonies. the secretary of state, hillary clinton, is the host this year, and the first lady is speaking right now to a group of people, awards are going to be handed out a little bit later. there are thousands of events from conferences to parades being held worldwide including some in the bay area, but this is what we're watching right now in the kron 4 newsroom. >>> a judge ordering 150 more perspective jurors to the pool for the abuse trial of sheriff ross. 100 were called but 88 remain. the dismissals have been for hardship or questions abo