Jumping up in the sierra multiple feet of new snow piling up the worst of the storm may be over, but it could takec some time to dig out, creating headaches for drivers. We recommend not taking shortcuts at this time, since you can get stuck if and you art properly equipped to get through that blizzard hammers this year or this weekend. And tonight, interstate 80 headed in and out of tahoe remains shut down. Good evening everyone. Im mike mibach and im Heather Holmes. Want to giveuyou now a live look along interstate 80 in truckee, just north of lake tahoe. Right now, the interstate is closed from colfax to the nevada state line. This section of the interstate has been shut down. Now for just about two days. Amid this powerful storm. We have Live Team Coverage of the blizzard conditions there in the sierra ktvu zac sos is standing by after talking with officials in the sierra about just how theyre managing this. But first we go to our chief meteorologist , bill martin, whouis tracking
This is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. The intense snowstorm in the sierra keeps building in strength. We are tracking the dangerous blizzard conditions on this first alert weather day. Star trek the cameras were rolling but the crooks did not care. The damage left behind after several oakland businesses were ransacked. With not enough Affordable Housing, we will dig deeper into a ballot measure aimed at building thousands of units and why some say this is not the answer. Thank you for joining us. It has become a lifethreatening situation in the sierra and the worst is yet to come. We could see up to 5 inches of snow per hour at the peak of this blizzard with winds well above 100 Miles Per Hour. Lets get over to chief meteorologist paul heggen. We have already recorded 145 Miles Per Hour wind gusts at the peak of the winds last night. I had a camera full screen here and the caltrans camera decided to minimize itself. This is the view of Donner Summit. This is a little bit of tr
The 30 to 40mileanhour range and even 40 to 50mileanhour gusts. Theres a High Surf Advisory until 4 00 saturday along the coast and here is the rain making a mess of the evening commute. Lets zoom in for a closer look. We have heavy downpours making their way west to east, including some moving back into san rafael, more rain crossing over San Pablo Bay into southern Solano County, Contra Costa County and alameda county, more heavy downpours moving into San Francisco as folks are getting off work. That band of heavy rain extends off the coast and theres more rain moving into the santa cruz mountains. Well zoom back out and put everything in motion. This is the most intense rain and were experiencing the gustiest winds we are going to through the course of the system. Its going to be a wet evening and generally wet, cold weekend, too. Well get into how long this pattern will last coming up. Heres a look at conditions along i80 and highway 50 right now from caltrans cameras. Its been get
We can tell you what its capable of or you could find out for yourself. How we get there matters. Get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. Were following breaking news at 5 30 tonight, a Police Standoff thats lasted over an hour in fairfield shutting down i80 at the 680 interchange. Its right now peak commute time. This is what eastbound highway 80 looks like right now, interstate 80 traffic backed up for miles and those delays are stretching all the way back to the bay bridge right now. Our anne makovec is in the newsroom, keeping a close eye on the standoff. It looked like there was a Little Movement inside the car. Yes. We can see a person moving inside the vehicle. We dont know what they were doing. Weve been watching these live pictures as theyre happening, as you have at home. This started before noon with a freeway shooting on 101 in windsor near santa rosa. The hunt for the shooter went on for hours and that standoff is underway as we speak. Lets go live to that scene
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