Finally we get a good day of clearing. It certainly was a wild afternoon in the midlands. Whenever you have thunderstorms, theres a chance, albeii small, but theres a chance you can get tornadoes spin up. S thats exactly what happened outust sa there today. Up what started off as a quiet rain day, it ended upbringing a damage and destruction after the tornado touched down in West Columbia. Thh take you out live to jennifer ray, and shes been out on the Farmers Market. We are about a half mile away where you just mentioned that tornado touched down earlier today, and if you look behind me, evidence of that massive tree is one of many, and now crews were out here earlier removing this tree from the up about a half hour ago for safety reasons and tried to clear that as quickly as possible. Also across the street, 321, they were not able to go through the gate but they also did experience damage, and several cars did have window damage, and also crucifixing cars that seem to have appeared
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Of one, this is what you typically see, weak system sliding towards the bay area, increasing clouds throughout the day, most of the clouds hanging off the coastline, you can see making its way to far Northern California, just beginning to see the clouds creeping into the bay area. Mostly clear over San Francisco right now and around much of the bay area, temperatures are in the 40s and 50s as we head throughout the day, dry day, but the temperatures will be cooler, 67 degrees in oakland in the San Francisco, a lot of clouds moving through late in the day, about 64 degrees. All right, roadways now. Thank you, things are taking a while to get going, quiet out there and these weeks before and now after easter, a the love spring breakers out there. So not as many people going to school or work today. Heres a live look at the bay bridge, no metering lights and should have picked up the overnight road work, one the few spots we is that true morning from the genuine to the island. This is a l
The man barricaded himself inside the home until about 3 30 this morning. 6 01, now time to check traffic, whats going on . As you asked earlier, meter light just turned on, now it has begun. You can the delays are in the cash and fast track lanes now. Backed up to the west grand overcrossing. So again, they just turned them on just within the last tomans. Heres a live look, other bridges, san mateo bridge, still moving okay. This is the probably pick right now. So far no problems all the way out and over the highrise heading to the peninsula. I want to show you highway 4, just picking up slow downs near all that road work and a street just in the westbound lanes. Thats your latest traffic, more on your back to work forecast, heres lauren. We have a cold front sliding into town, looks like right now clouds beginning to move into our skies, going to see more of that on and off throughout the cloud today, most will stay further to the north, at least until tonight anyway, so you can see
Virtual standstill. Multiple School Districts have had to shut down. Heres the mayor on the danger still facing the city. Weve got cars littered all over the city. As the floodwaters go down, thats one of the things were doing to make sure that no one was trapped in those vehicles. Its still a dangerous situation along the bayous, theyre full of water. The waters moving very, very rapidly. And a lot of folks want to come down and look. A lot of kids particularly want to come and toss something in the by e. U. , see what they can see, its exciting. Still a very dangerous place to be. So i would urge caution, and if you can, stay home, please stay home today. All these different water rescues underway. We talked to someone rescued by a black hawk helicopter this time yesterday. Joining me is affiliate reporter jeff eling from ktrk in houston. And jeff i mean these stories tell me where you are, and how much damage to that snowman. Reporter its an absolutely devastating day hare in housto