across the state. and in the west tonight, a second storm with near record cold. 20 vehicles, this pileup on the ice on i-10. and the rare sight of a dusting of snow right behind the hollywood sign in l.a. in fact, in l.a. county, the first blizzard warning in more than 30 years. rob marciano timing this out for us, and trevor ault in minneapolis tonight. reporter: tonight, that monster storm now encasing nrthern states in ice. west of detroit in jonesville, michigan, huge limbs snapping blocking roads. drivers dangerously navigating past debris and downed power lines. across michigan, more than 800,000 families and businesses have now power. west of kalamazoo, the town of paw paw mourning the death of haille killed byghter a pow er line brought down by a falling tree. father. husband. volunteered his time here for free. gave his life for free. reporter: parts of the midwest getting more than a foot
damage survey tonight shows it was an ef-2, with wind speeds of at least 111 miles an hour. they think they tornado that hit rural autauga county minutes later was even stronger. go, go, go! reporter: this is what srviving the tornado looked like in decatur, alabama, where workers at a recycling facility took cover, and then a giant piece of metal came crashing down on an opening that they couldn t close. oh! whoa. reporter: at least nine people died in the storm in two states, including a 5-year-old boy who was killed when his family s car was hit by a falling tree. the governors of both georgia and alabama have declared a state of emergency tonight, as many of their families are just now beginning to put their lives back together. unfortunately, it s been a tragic night and morning in our state. reporter: as soon as the sun came up in autauga county, alabama, neighbors came out to help neighbors. have you ever seen anything like this? never. never. reporter: on coun
code 3 if you haven t already started. reporter: before sunrise the brunt of the deadly storm tore across the state. in san francisco, a family trapped in a car finally freed by firefighters. further north, a 2-year-old child killed by a falling tree. when i first arrived on scene, a frantic father came out of the house holding the child. reporter: while 21 million remain under a flood watch, wind shredded the region. up to 106-mile-an-hour gusts in the mountains. tree down for the three down on a person. you wake up this morning. you walk out the front door, what do you see? oh, my god, this thing. i had to do a double take. it was like a bomb went off. reporter: as authorities fear landslides, the atmospheric river that caused the torrential l rain is papart of a pineapple express. now as first responders race to washed out roads, downed trees and damaged homes, the cleanup begins. just as another storm rolls in.