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  • 1 person found dead in north Sacramento fire, officials say

    1 person found dead in north Sacramento fire, officials say

    WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. AND THAT BREAKING NEWS IS OUT OF NORTH SACRAMENTO. FIREFIGHTERS ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER ONE PERSON WAS FOUND DEAD AFTER A FIRE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT FIVE. I’M ANDREA FLORES. I’M LISA GONZALEZ. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THAT PERSON WAS FOUND IN A SHED OUTSIDE A HOME ON ACACIA AVENUE, JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS FROM RIO LINDA BOULEVARD. KCRA 3’S ANDRES VALLE IS LIVE AT THE SCENE WITH THE NEWEST INFORMATION. ANDRES. WELL, GUYS, WE KNOW THAT ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND I WAS SPEAKING TO THE FAMILY WHOSE OFF SCREEN? RIGHT NOW? OF COURSE WE’RE OUT OF RESPECT. WE WON’T SHOW THEIR FACE, BUT THEY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THEIR NEPHEW WHO WAS KILLED INSIDE THAT HOME. WE HAVE A FRAME HERE AND SHOW YOU WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT. AS INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL ON THE SCENE HERE. WE JUST HAVE ONE FIRE ENGINE STILL IN PLACE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE WHERE ALL OF THIS UNFOLDED. THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AROUND 130 THIS AFTERNOON. THAT’S WHEN FIRE CREWS FIRST CAME OUT HERE. AND THEY SAID THE FIRE STARTED IN THE BACK OF THE HOME. AND THIS TYPE OF SHED, WHICH IS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT, WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN ADU. SO THIS IS A SHED THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOME. THAT’S WHERE THE FIRE DID START AND EVENTUALLY SPREAD INTO THE ATTIC OF A TWO STORY HOME OF THAT TWO STORY HOME. BUT THAT CAUSED SOME ISSUES FOR FIRE CREWS. AND THIS IS WHAT SACRAMENTO CITY FIRE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THAT. WE WERE 25 MINUTES INTO THIS OPERATION, AND WE STILL HAD FIRE COMING FROM THAT ATTIC SPACE THAT WE WERE STILL TRYING TO MAKE ACCESS TO. SO THAT SHOWS YOU HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TYPICALLY ON A STRUCTURE FIRE LIKE THIS. WE HAVE KNOCKED DOWN WITHIN FIVE, MAYBE TEN MINUTES. SO WHAT WE WHAT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AT THAT POINT AS WELL IS HOW MUCH OF THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE IS LEFT IN THERE SINCE IT’S BEEN BURNING SO LONG, AND WE DON’T WANT TO RISK ANY TYPE OF ROOF COLLAPSE. NOW BACK OUT HERE LIVE. WE STILL HAVE INVESTIGATORS ON THE SCENE HERE. THEY’RE TREATING THIS AS SUSPICIOUS UNTIL PROVEN. NOT THAT STANDARD PROTOCOL FOR THEM. WHEN THEY FIND SOMEBODY DEAD INSIDE A HOUSE FIRE. BUT LIKE I MENTIONED, I SPOKE TO THAT FAMILY. THEY BELIEVE IT’S THEIR NEPHEW. THERE’S THE FIRE CHAPLAIN CURRENTLY SPEAKING TO THEM. AND ALL I HAVE TO REALLY SAY IS OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THEM. BUT THAT’S THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. WE’RE LIVE HERE IN NORTH SACRAMENTO. KCRA THREE N

    1 person found dead in north Sacramento fire, officials say

    Updated: 5:06 PM PST Dec 10, 2025

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    One person was found dead following a fire at a north Sacramento residence on Wednesday, according to the fire department. Crews responded to the home on Acacia Avenue near Branch Street around 1:30 p.m. for the report of a structure fire. The Sacramento Fire Department said one person was found dead inside a shed outside the main home.It’s not clear what sparked the fire. Footage from a KCRA 3 crew at the scene showed Acacia Avenue blocked off as firefighters worked to handle the fire. The person found dead has not yet been identified.This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest. See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

    One person was found dead following a fire at a north Sacramento residence on Wednesday, according to the fire department.

    Crews responded to the home on Acacia Avenue near Branch Street around 1:30 p.m. for the report of a structure fire.

    The Sacramento Fire Department said one person was found dead inside a shed outside the main home.

    It’s not clear what sparked the fire.

    Footage from a KCRA 3 crew at the scene showed Acacia Avenue blocked off as firefighters worked to handle the fire.

    The person found dead has not yet been identified.

    This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.

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  • Pickup truck driver dies after crashing into a tree in El Dorado County, CHP says

    A man died Friday morning after crashing into a tree in El Dorado County, the California Highway Patrol said.Officers received a report just before 7:30 a.m. about a crash along westbound Highway 193 at Longview Lane between Georgetown and Greenwood, CHP said. The man, who was driving a black pickup truck, went off the right side of the road and crashed into a tree.CHP said it’s believed the man was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, and he died at the scene. The man has not been identified as officers could not locate an ID card or an address tied to the man.It is unknown if alcohol was a factor in the crash. CHP said it will have to wait for the results of a toxicology report to determine that.While the crash was reported around 7:30 a.m., CHP said it believes the crash might have happened hours before the first call.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    GEORGETOWN, Calif. —

    A man died Friday morning after crashing into a tree in El Dorado County, the California Highway Patrol said.

    Officers received a report just before 7:30 a.m. about a crash along westbound Highway 193 at Longview Lane between Georgetown and Greenwood, CHP said. The man, who was driving a black pickup truck, went off the right side of the road and crashed into a tree.

    CHP said it’s believed the man was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, and he died at the scene. The man has not been identified as officers could not locate an ID card or an address tied to the man.

    It is unknown if alcohol was a factor in the crash. CHP said it will have to wait for the results of a toxicology report to determine that.

    While the crash was reported around 7:30 a.m., CHP said it believes the crash might have happened hours before the first call.

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  • Stanislaus County official says comedian threatened him over the phone; arrest made

    A Stanislaus County official confirmed Tuesday that a comedian had threatened him. County deputies have since arrested the comedian in connection with the threat.Anthony Krayenhagen faces a charge of making threats against an elected official, the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies took him into custody on Nov. 20.Channce Condit, the District 5 representative for the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors, said Krayenhagen made the threat over the phone. He said the comedian reached out to his office and that he called Krayenhagen back on Nov. 12.Condit said that was when Krayenhagen threatened his life. The county supervisor called the sheriff’s office after the call, prompting an investigation.When asked if he attended one of Krayenhagen’s comedy shows a few months prior, Condit confirmed that he was with a group when someone from that group got into a back-and-forth with Krayenhagen.Condit said he was not part of the argument and that the comedy show is not connected with the threat made.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    MODESTO, Calif. —

    A Stanislaus County official confirmed Tuesday that a comedian had threatened him. County deputies have since arrested the comedian in connection with the threat.

    Anthony Krayenhagen faces a charge of making threats against an elected official, the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies took him into custody on Nov. 20.

    Channce Condit, the District 5 representative for the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors, said Krayenhagen made the threat over the phone. He said the comedian reached out to his office and that he called Krayenhagen back on Nov. 12.

    Condit said that was when Krayenhagen threatened his life. The county supervisor called the sheriff’s office after the call, prompting an investigation.

    When asked if he attended one of Krayenhagen’s comedy shows a few months prior, Condit confirmed that he was with a group when someone from that group got into a back-and-forth with Krayenhagen.

    Condit said he was not part of the argument and that the comedy show is not connected with the threat made.

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  • Stockton police investigate suspicious death, officials say

    KCRA THREE APP. WE’RE FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS OUT OF STOCKTON. POLICE INVESTIGATING A SUSPICIOUS DEATH ON LIDO CIRCLE. WE’LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THIS CASE TONIGHT AT TE

    Stockton police investigate suspicious death, officials say

    Updated: 7:38 PM PST Nov 25, 2025

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    Stockton officers are investigating a suspicious death on Tuesday night, police officials said.Stockton police said the investigation began around 3 p.m. near the intersection of Lido Circle and Venetian Drive.Officials have not released any information about what may have led up to the death or if there was any potential criminal investigation. A KCRA 3 crew was at the scene, where the police investigation remained active as of 7:30 p.m. Find the latest traffic updates here. This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    STOCKTON, Calif. —

    Stockton officers are investigating a suspicious death on Tuesday night, police officials said.

    Stockton police said the investigation began around 3 p.m. near the intersection of Lido Circle and Venetian Drive.

    Officials have not released any information about what may have led up to the death or if there was any potential criminal investigation.

    A KCRA 3 crew was at the scene, where the police investigation remained active as of 7:30 p.m.

    Find the latest traffic updates here.

    This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.

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  • Thanksgiving forecast: Will Valley fog linger for holiday travel?

    Thanksgiving forecast: Will Valley fog linger for holiday travel?

    Whether you’re traveling or welcoming company for Thanksgiving, the KCRA 3 weather team is sharing details on the forecast across the state.

    NUMBERS. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE NATIONAL MAP HERE. AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SPOTS THAT MAY HAVE SOME ISSUES FOR US TODAY. NOW WE DO HAVE RAIN SHOWERS IN PARTS OF ARKANSAS AND TEXAS, IOWA AS WELL. AND THEN SNOW COMING DOWN IN PARTS OF MONTANA. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WIDER VIEW OF FUTURECAST. AND YOU CAN SEE AS WE HEAD TOWARD TOMORROW, SOME OF THE AREAS THAT MAY HAVE SOME ISSUES WEATHER WISE WHEN IT COMES TO TRAVEL UP AROUND MINNEAPOLIS, WHERE THEY’LL BE SEEING SNOW SHOWERS, THEN OVER TOWARD NEW YORK, PITTSBURGH, PHILADELPHIA WILL BE SEEING SOME RAIN SHOWERS. ALSO AROUND ATLANTA AND EVEN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, EXPECTING TO SEE SOME ACTIVE WEATHER HERE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. NOW FOR TUESDAY, THAT RAIN STARTS TO SWITCH OVER TO SNOW IN THE GREAT LAKES. WE’LL STILL SEE SOME RAIN SHOWERS IN PARTS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. MORE RAIN SHOWERS AROUND PORTLAND AS WELL. AND THEN, OF COURSE, AS WE HEAD TOWARD THANKSGIVING DAY, LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR CLEVELAND AND BUFFALO PARTS OF MICHIGAN THERE AS WELL. AND THEN OF COURSE, MORE ACTIVE WEATHER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. BUT HERE AT HOME, IT’S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. TAMARA. YEAH, I’M NOT SURPRISED YOU SAID CLEVELAND. I HAVE SEEN SOME SNOWY THANKSGIVINGS THERE, AND YEAH, IT JUST COMES REALLY, YOU KNOW, OUT OF OUT OF THE AREA. AND IT’S THAT COLD AIR THAT COMES IN AND THAT LAKE EFFECT BANDING, WHICH CAN BE TROUBLESOME FOR TRAVEL THERE ACROSS PARTS OF THE MIDWEST FORECAST HERE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING A FEW MORE CLOUDS ROLL IN FOR THANKSGIVING, BUT GREAT CONDITIONS FOR RUN TO FEED THE HUNGRY OR TRAVEL. AND WE’RE GOING TO HOLD WITH THAT PATTERN. IT’S GOING TO STAY DRY WITH JUST A FEW CLOUDS AROUND FRIDAY. BUT THIS SYSTEM, JUST TO THE NORTH IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO WORK ITS WAY IN AND DEEPEN OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WITH POTENTIAL FOR SOME WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY STARTING LIKELY ON SATURDAY. SO I’VE GOT THAT NOTED HERE IN THE FOOTHILLS IN THE SIERRA FORECAST THE REST OF THE WEEK, THOUGH, IS DRY. WE’VE GOT TEMPERATURES STAYING IN THAT LOW 60S RANGE MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, AND THE MORNINGS IN THE 40S WHERE WE COULD SEE EACH MORNING POTENTIALLY SOME PATCHY FOG AND THEN KEEP AN EYE TO THE FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEKEND. WE COULD HAVE SOME SHOWERS AROUND THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AROUND SATURDAY, POTENTIALLY COULD SEE A FEW LEFTOVER SHOWERS SUNDAY


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    Thanksgiving forecast: Will Valley fog linger for holiday travel?

    Whether you’re traveling or welcoming company for Thanksgiving, the KCRA 3 weather team is sharing details on the forecast across the state.

    Updated: 10:21 AM PST Nov 25, 2025

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    Thanksgiving is now just a few days away and the KCRA 3 weather team is expecting little change in the current weather pattern through the holiday.Low clouds and fog will continue to be stubborn for the Valley Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Those making a long drive at elevations below 1,000 feet should expect changing visibility conditions each day. The National Weather Service office in Sacramento has issued another Dense Fog Advisory which will be in effect for the entire Central Valley from midnight to 11 a.m. Tuesday.On Thanksgiving Day, expect morning lows in the upper 40s in the Valley. Because of the low clouds, Valley temperatures will stay in the upper 50s. The Foothills will be around 60 degrees. Sierra temperatures will peak in the upper 50s. Higher altitude clouds will be increasing for the entire region throughout the day. Looking beyond, unsettled weather may return after the holiday—a weather system may bring a chance for light rain and snow showers late Saturday following Thanksgiving. As of Tuesday morning, the forecast models for our region show this system tracking a little farther to our east. If this pattern holds, areas like Tahoe and Sacramento will likely stay dry through the weekend. The KCRA Weather Team continues to keep a close eye on your Turkey Day forecast. Continue to check in with us for the latest updates. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

    Thanksgiving is now just a few days away and the KCRA 3 weather team is expecting little change in the current weather pattern through the holiday.

    Low clouds and fog will continue to be stubborn for the Valley Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Those making a long drive at elevations below 1,000 feet should expect changing visibility conditions each day.

    The National Weather Service office in Sacramento has issued another Dense Fog Advisory which will be in effect for the entire Central Valley from midnight to 11 a.m. Tuesday.

    On Thanksgiving Day, expect morning lows in the upper 40s in the Valley. Because of the low clouds, Valley temperatures will stay in the upper 50s. The Foothills will be around 60 degrees. Sierra temperatures will peak in the upper 50s.

    Higher altitude clouds will be increasing for the entire region throughout the day.

    Looking beyond, unsettled weather may return after the holiday—a weather system may bring a chance for light rain and snow showers late Saturday following Thanksgiving. As of Tuesday morning, the forecast models for our region show this system tracking a little farther to our east. If this pattern holds, areas like Tahoe and Sacramento will likely stay dry through the weekend.

    The KCRA Weather Team continues to keep a close eye on your Turkey Day forecast. Continue to check in with us for the latest updates.

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  • 15-year-old Rio Linda girl found, suspect outstanding, says sheriff’s office

    A 15-year-old girl was found safe late Sunday after she was reported missing hours earlier, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.Deputies are still searching for a teen suspect who they believe kidnapped her.The girl was placed into the temporary custody of Sacramento County Child Protective Services, deputies said.”This is not just a runaway girlfriend with her boyfriend trying to get away,” said Sergeant Amar Gandhi.Citali Itzpapalot Lerma was last seen getting into a dark-colored SUV against her will on Sunday morning in the Rio Linda area, according to a post on the office’s social media. Lerma has long brown hair, brown eyes and was wearing a dark gray hoodie, light blue ripped jeans and black New Balance shoes. “We don’t know if it was her current boyfriend or an ex-boyfriend or some sort of dating relationship,” Gandhi added. “The 17-year-old forced her into the car and drove away.”Deputies are also looking for 17-year-old Jesse Carranza in connection to the case. The sheriff’s office says he may have kidnapped Lerma. Carranza was last seen driving a dark SUV in the Rio Linda area and wearing a gray hoodie and blue jeans. “The 17-year-old has a bit of a criminal history already and has a felony warrant for an unrelated incident,” Gandhi said. “There is also some history with crimes, potentially some exploitation involving our victim.”It’s believed the victim might be used for sex trafficking. “A lot of these victims are manipulated and they are forced into doing things that they don’t necessarily want to do,” Gandhi added.Sunday afternoon, Lerma posted a message on social media saying she didn’t leave against her will. Deputies aren’t so sure.”We don’t know if that video was made under duress,” Gandhi said. “We don’t know the full circumstances. You can’t see her face.””This is something that happens every day across rural, urban, and suburban communities across the United States, and I think it is imperative to see this as a public health crisis,” said Ashlie Bryant.Bryant is CEO of 3 Stands Global, a local organization that helps victims of sex trafficking.”California has the highest rates of human trafficking as well as online exploitation in the country,” Bryant added. “I wish we didn’t have jobs to combat this. I wish it didn’t exist, but the reality is that it does, and our jobs are to prevent it.”The sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in locating the suspect. Contact their office at (916) 874-5115 with any information. This story is developing. Stay with KCRA 3 for updates. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    RIO LINDA, Calif. —

    A 15-year-old girl was found safe late Sunday after she was reported missing hours earlier, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

    Deputies are still searching for a teen suspect who they believe kidnapped her.

    The girl was placed into the temporary custody of Sacramento County Child Protective Services, deputies said.

    “This is not just a runaway girlfriend with her boyfriend trying to get away,” said Sergeant Amar Gandhi.

    Citali Itzpapalot Lerma was last seen getting into a dark-colored SUV against her will on Sunday morning in the Rio Linda area, according to a post on the office’s social media. Lerma has long brown hair, brown eyes and was wearing a dark gray hoodie, light blue ripped jeans and black New Balance shoes.

    “We don’t know if it was her current boyfriend or an ex-boyfriend or some sort of dating relationship,” Gandhi added. “The 17-year-old forced her into the car and drove away.”

    Deputies are also looking for 17-year-old Jesse Carranza in connection to the case. The sheriff’s office says he may have kidnapped Lerma. Carranza was last seen driving a dark SUV in the Rio Linda area and wearing a gray hoodie and blue jeans.

    “The 17-year-old has a bit of a criminal history already and has a felony warrant for an unrelated incident,” Gandhi said. “There is also some history with crimes, potentially some exploitation involving our victim.”

    It’s believed the victim might be used for sex trafficking.

    “A lot of these victims are manipulated and they are forced into doing things that they don’t necessarily want to do,” Gandhi added.

    Sunday afternoon, Lerma posted a message on social media saying she didn’t leave against her will. Deputies aren’t so sure.

    “We don’t know if that video was made under duress,” Gandhi said. “We don’t know the full circumstances. You can’t see her face.”

    “This is something that happens every day across rural, urban, and suburban communities across the United States, and I think it is imperative to see this as a public health crisis,” said Ashlie Bryant.

    Bryant is CEO of 3 Stands Global, a local organization that helps victims of sex trafficking.

    “California has the highest rates of human trafficking as well as online exploitation in the country,” Bryant added. “I wish we didn’t have jobs to combat this. I wish it didn’t exist, but the reality is that it does, and our jobs are to prevent it.”

    The sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in locating the suspect. Contact their office at (916) 874-5115 with any information.

    This story is developing. Stay with KCRA 3 for updates.

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  • As Thanksgiving travel begins, here are tips for Sacramento residents

    As Thanksgiving travel begins, here are tips for Sacramento residents

    6 P.M. WE’RE STARTING THIS FRIDAY EVENING WITH A LIVE LOOK HERE AT THE ROADWAYS ACROSS OUR AREA. AND THIS IS HIGHWAY 50 IN RANCHO CORDOVA, I-5 IN SACRAMENTO, WHERE IT’S SLOWING THROUGH THAT S-CURVE RIGHT THERE THROUGH DOWNTOWN AND I-80 AND ROSEVILLE. WE HAVEN’T REACHED THE BIG THANKSGIVING TRAVEL RUSH JUST YET, BUT PEOPLE ARE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT GETTING OUT TO THEIR DESTINATION ALREADY. MILLIONS WILL BE DRIVING, FLYING, MAYBE TAKING A TRAIN SOMEWHERE AHEAD OF THE BIG HOLIDAY NEXT THURSDAY. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT AT SIX. I’M GULSTAN DART AND I’M EDIE LAMBERT, SO THE BUSIEST DAYS WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE HOLIDAY, AND THEN THE SUNDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING IS EXPECTED TO BE EVEN MORE CROWDED. FOR A LOOK AT THE AT THE ROADS RIGHT NOW, LET’S GO OUT LIVE TO KCRA 3’S MARICELA DE LA CRUZ SHE’S LIVE. TRACKER THREE. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING OUT THERE? EDIE? WE ARE DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 WESTBOUND AND YEAH, THIS. ISN’T THAT HOLIDAY TRAFFIC JUST YET, BUT IT IS EXPECTED THAT MORE THAN 11 MILLION CALIFORNIANS WILL BE TRAVELING. SO THIS IS SOMETHING OF WHAT WE MAY BE SEEING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THOSE PEOPLE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD FOR THANKSGIVING, BECAUSE MORE THAN 9 MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO HIT THE ROAD ACROSS THE STATE. NOW, IF YOU’RE LEAVING FROM THE SACRAMENTO AREA, TRIPLE A RECOMMENDS GIVING YOURSELF EXTRA TIME AND CHECKING YOUR ROUTE BEFORE YOU GO. THEY DID A STUDY FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO SANTA ROSA, AND THEY’RE EXPECTING THAT DRIVE TO TAKE MORE THAN TWO HOURS. SO IF YOU’RE PLANNING ON DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 80, JUST BE PREPARED FOR THAT. NOW, IF YOU’RE FLYING. GOOD NEWS. AIR TRAVEL IN THE STATE WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER AT AROUND 1.1 MILLION PASSENGERS AT THE SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, A SPOKESPERSON TELLS US THEY’LL BE FULLY STAFFED NEXT WEEK. BUT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HEADING OUT, THEY’RE ENCOURAGING TRAVELERS TO TAKE RIDESHARE TO THE AIRPORT. NOW, TODAY, WE HEARD FROM SOME OF THOSE TRAVELERS WHO DECIDED TO LEAVE TODAY BECAUSE THEY SAY TICKETS WERE A LITTLE CHEAPER AND THEY WERE ALSO TRYING TO AVOID THE CROWDS. I ALWAYS DO WHERE I CHECK EACH DAY, AND IT WAS A CHEAP DAY, SO THAT WAS PART OF IT. I JUST DIDN’T WANT TO TRAVEL THE WEEK OF. IT’S MORE EXPENSIVE. FRIDAY WAS MORE CHEAPER, AND THEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE MORE CROWDED. MY AUNT JUST DROPPED US OFF BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A LOT OF CARS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND AND IF YOU’RE STILL SET ON PARKING, JUST A HEADS UP, IT COULD TAKE UP TO AN HOUR. FROM THE MOMENT YOU PARK TO THE MOMENT YOU REACH YOUR TERMINAL. NOW, WE’RE TOLD BY A SPOKESPERSON AT THE SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THAT THEY WILL BE PLANNING ON OPENING THE WEST ECONOMY LOT. IF IT DOES GET PRETTY PACKED OUT THERE, ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 3000 PARKING SPACES. FOR NOW, WE’RE LIVE IN LIVE. TRACKER MARICELA DE LA CRUZ KCRA THREE NEWS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE, MARICELA. WELL, IF YOU’RE DRIVING, YOU’LL HAVE TO PAY FOR GAS, OBVIOUSLY, UNLESS YOU’VE GOT AN EV. AND HERE’S A LOOK AT PRICES RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN ALSO SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN. TRIPLE A SAYS THAT THE NATIONAL AVERAGE RIGHT NOW IS 309 A GALLON. THAT’S FOR REGULAR. THAT’S A FEW CENTS MORE THAN WHAT WE SAW LAST YEAR. WE’RE PAYING MORE HERE IN CALIFORNIA FOR 63

    As Thanksgiving travel begins, here are tips for Sacramento residents

    Updated: 6:52 PM PST Nov 21, 2025

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    With Thanksgiving next week, some travelers are getting a jump start on their holiday journey on Friday. Travelers leaving from the Sacramento area for Thanksgiving are advised to plan ahead, as road trips are expected to be lengthy while air travel is anticipated to be lighter than usual.AAA conducted a study from San Francisco to Santa Rosa, expecting the drive to take more than two hours, so those planning to travel on Interstate 80 should be prepared.For those flying, air travel in California will be much lighter, with around 1.1 million passengers. At Sacramento International Airport, a spokesperson said they will be fully staffed next week and encouraged travelers to use rideshare services to reach the airport.”I just didn’t want to travel the weekend. It’s more expensive,” said Desiree Lee, explaining her travel strategy. The lower cost also appealed to Itzylay Saucedo. “Friday was cheaper and then Saturday and Sunday, I feel like it’d be more crowded. My aunt just dropped us off because we thought there would be a lot of cars and stuff like that,” Saucedo said. Travelers who plan to park at SMF should be aware that it could take up to an hour from the moment they park to the time they reach their terminal. The West Economy lot will be open if needed, adding an additional 3,000 spaces.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    With Thanksgiving next week, some travelers are getting a jump start on their holiday journey on Friday.

    Travelers leaving from the Sacramento area for Thanksgiving are advised to plan ahead, as road trips are expected to be lengthy while air travel is anticipated to be lighter than usual.

    AAA conducted a study from San Francisco to Santa Rosa, expecting the drive to take more than two hours, so those planning to travel on Interstate 80 should be prepared.

    For those flying, air travel in California will be much lighter, with around 1.1 million passengers. At Sacramento International Airport, a spokesperson said they will be fully staffed next week and encouraged travelers to use rideshare services to reach the airport.

    “I just didn’t want to travel the weekend. It’s more expensive,” said Desiree Lee, explaining her travel strategy.

    The lower cost also appealed to Itzylay Saucedo.

    “Friday was cheaper and then Saturday and Sunday, I feel like it’d be more crowded. My aunt just dropped us off because we thought there would be a lot of cars and stuff like that,” Saucedo said.

    Travelers who plan to park at SMF should be aware that it could take up to an hour from the moment they park to the time they reach their terminal.

    The West Economy lot will be open if needed, adding an additional 3,000 spaces.

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  • Northern California rain and snow forecast: Sierra chain controls, live road updates

    Northern California rain and snow forecast: Sierra chain controls, live road updates

    Scroll below for live road conditions in the Sierra

    LIVE AT 7:30 A.M. ALL RIGHT. LET’S GIVE YOU A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE. THIS FROM A CALTRANS CAMERA IN KINGVALE. THIS IS ALONG I-80. YOU SEE TRAFFIC AT A STANDSTILL. CRASH UP THE ROAD NEAR DONNER SUMMIT HAS BROUGHT THINGS TO A HALT. AND OF COURSE, YOU CONTINUE TO SEE THAT SNOW FALL. WE’LL CHECK IN WITH BRIAN HICKEY IN JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR MORE ON THAT. AND TODAY IS A KCRA 3 WEATHER IMPACT DAY. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M MIKE CHERRY AND I’M BRANDI CUMMINGS. LET’S HEAD RIGHT OVER TO METEOROLOGIST TAMARA BERG. AND TAMARA. WE SEE ALL THE GREEN THERE ON RADAR BEHIND YOU. YEAH. AND WE DO HAVE CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE CERTAINLY SLICK. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW FROM STOCKTON, WHERE WE’RE EVEN SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF FOG TRYING TO ENVELOP THE TOWN THERE. AS YOU LOOK FROM THE SKYCAM, WET MORNING PLAN FOR THAT. GIVE YOURSELF A BUFFER OF TIME TO GET OUT ON THOSE WET ROADWAY CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON SHOWERS WILL BE KIND OF MORE HIT AND MISS VARIETY. AND IF YOU’RE DOING ANY SIERRA TRAVELS, YOU’RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT. AGAIN, CONDITIONS ARE GOING TO BE SLICK AND SLOW TRAVELED AS WE’LL HAVE INTERMITTENT CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY IN THE MOUNTAINS RIGHT NOW, TEMPERATURES LOW 50S IN THE VALLEY AND DELTA 48 FOR YOU IN AUBURN AND WAKING UP TO JUST A CRISP AND CHILLY 32 WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THAT HAVE MIXED IN AROUND TRUCKEE. YOU’VE BEEN SEEING THAT SNOW LEVEL KIND OF DROP DOWN CLOSE TO AROUND 5000FT THIS MORNING, BUT A BULK OF THIS BOUNDARY IS PUSHING TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST. NOW AT THIS POINT IN THE MORNING. SO OUTSIDE OF MAYBE SOME WET TRACK, THERE ARE GOING TO BE PLENTY OF PARTS TO TODAY THAT WILL HAVE DRIER CONDITIONS. RIGHT NOW A COUPLE OF PASSING SHOWERS, CENTRAL SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND EXTENDING INTO SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. AND I’VE BEEN SEEING JUST A BIT MORE RAIN BLOSSOM RIGHT NOW INTO STOCKTON AND EXTENDING INTO AREAS LIKE MODESTO. SOME BETTER SOAKING RAIN AROUND MANTECA ALONG HIGHWAY 120, AND SOME OF THOSE BANDS WILL PUSH TOWARDS FARMINGTON HERE ALONG HIGHWAY FOUR, IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS. BUT THE WIDENED VIEW HERE OF THE SIERRA, MOST OF THAT SNOW THAT WAS COMING DOWN AT A BETTER CLIP JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK IS NOW TRANSITION TO JUST THE OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWER. SO FOR THE DAY AHEAD, WE’RE STILL EXPECTING TO HAVE THE IMPACT FOR THE MORNING BECAUSE OF THE WET CONDITIONS. AND THEN THE AFTERNOON BIGGER IMPACT WILL BE ON THE FOCUS IN THE SIERRA, WHERE THOSE SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE. NEXT TEN MINUTES I’LL BREAK DOWN THE FORECAST FOR YOU NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS 7.32. AND BRIAN, YOU’VE GOT YOUR HANDS FULL, ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. YEAH. WE’RE GOING TO START IN THE SIERRA. THIS IS A PICTURE FROM LIVE TRACKER THREE WHERE YOU CAN SEE THERE A BIG RIG OVER ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. MELANIE WINGO IS GOING TO HAVE MORE ON THAT. AND THE CONDITIONS THAT WE’RE SEEING IN THE SIERRA, WHAT IT’S LIKE TO DRIVE UP THERE. I WANT TO TAKE YOU NOW TO THE CALTRANS CAMERA. THIS IS BACK AT KINGVALE AND THEY’RE HOLDING TRAFFIC. THESE VEHICLES HAVE NOT MOVED HERE IN THE LAST 20 OR SO MINUTES, AS THEY’RE WAITING TO GET THAT INCIDENT CLEAR, IT’S ON THE DOWNSLOPE ON THE EAST SIDE OF DONNER SUMMIT. AND SO THEY DON’T WANT TO SEND A BUNCH OF TRAFFIC THAT WAY AND CAUSE EVEN MORE ACCIDENTS AND MAKE IT DANGEROUS FOR THE FOLKS ON THE SHOULDER. SO DELAYS EASTBOUND 80 WESTBOUND STILL GETTING THROUGH. BUT AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE DO HAVE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS ON 80 FROM KINGVALE TO DONNER LAKE, HIGHWAY 50 KYBURZ TO MYERS, AND HIGHWAY 88, PEDDLER HILL TO SILVER LAKE. SO BE PREPARED IF YOU’RE HEADING INTO THE MOUNTAINS WESTBOUND 80. WE’RE SEEING SOME MINOR DELAYS COMING DOWN TO THE SPLIT 50 STILL CRUISING ALONG WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF SLOWING AROUND. WHAT? HERE’S 80 AT ANTELOPE ROAD. YOU CAN SEE THAT HEAVY TRAFFIC LEADING IN FIVE IS CLEAR. 99 THROUGH FLORIN ROAD. WE’RE SEEING SOME SLOWER TRAFFIC ON THAT SIDE NOW. JUST CONGESTION AND STOCKTON ALL CLEAR. SO 99 IN THE RED AT 20 MINUTES. I5 A 14 MINUTE RIDE. HIGHWAY 50 20 MINUTES AND 80. A 15 MINUTE RIDE FROM ROSEVILLE DOWN TO THE SPLIT. BACK TO YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, THANK YOU. OUR WEATHER COVERAGE CONTINUES. IT IS ANOTHER WET COMMUTE IN THE VALLEY. KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE IS ON THE ROAD AND LIVE TRACKER THREE. SO, MIKE, WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW? WELL, BEFORE WE HIT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, LOOK OUT THE WINDSHIELD. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE RAINDROPS COLLECTING ON THE WINDSHIELD. OKAY, PAUL, YOU CAN HIT IT SO YOU CAN SEE AS YOU’RE DRIVING HERE ON WESTBOUND HIGHWAY 50. WE’RE GETTING ON 50 AT 65TH STREET, RIGHT TOWARDS THE MERGE POINT WHERE YOU CAN HEAD OFF TO THE CAP CITY, HEADING OUT TOWARDS CAL EXPO. YOU KNOW, SO FAR A RELATIVELY SMOOTH COMMUTE GIVEN IT IS A WET MORNING. WE’VE GOT WET ROADWAYS. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE THE RAINDROPS OBSCURING THE LENS ON OUR ROOFTOP CAMERA. AND OF COURSE, ON THE ROAD WE SEE WATER SPRAYING OFF THOSE TIRES. SO AGAIN, MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU’RE DRIVING OUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE RAIN ON THE WINDSHIELD, OR ESPECIALLY SPRAY COMING UP OFF OF TRUCKS OR BUSSES LIKE THE ONE THAT’S NEXT TO US RIGHT NOW. WESTBOUND HIGHWAY 50 HEADING TOWARDS DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. DURING THIS MORNING’S COMMUTE. THAT YOUR WET UPDATE FROM LIVE TRACKER THREE HERE IN SACRAMENTO, MIKE TESELLE KCRA THREE NEWS. MIKE, THANKS SO MUCH. LET’S GO OUT TO MELANIE WINGO. SHE IS UP I-80 NEAR DONNER SUMMIT. AND MELANIE, TELL US MORE ABOUT THE CONDITIONS THERE. OKAY, SO WE’RE ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE OF INTERSTATE 80. AND FROM THIS VANTAGE POINT, WE CAN SEE THE INCIDENT THAT BRIAN HICKEY WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT IN THE EASTBOUND LANES. AND IF YOU TUNE IN TO THE DIRECTION THAT TRUCK IS FACING. YEAH, THAT TRUCK IS FACING WEST, AND IT IS IN THE EASTBOUND LANES. SO OBVIOUSLY NOT A GOOD SITUATION OUT HERE. THEY ARE HOLDING TRAFFIC AT KINGVALE BECAUSE OF THIS CRASH. A TOW TRUCK ACCORDING TO BRIAN HICKEY, IS COMING IN FROM SPARKS NEVADA. SO IT’S GOING TO BE A BIT BEFORE THIS IS ALL CLEARED. AND TYPICALLY WHEN YOU HAVE CARS, TRUCKS DRIVING PAST AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS, YOU HAVE SNOW ON THE ROADWAY, SNOW COMING DOWN. IT DOES NOT MAKE IT EASY FOR CALTRANS AND CHP TO CLEAR A SCENE LIKE THIS, UNLESS THEY CLOSE THE ROAD AND KEEP CARS BACK FROM THE INCIDENT SCENE. SO THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO BE DOING HERE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR DRIVERS WHO ARE STOPPED AT KINGVALE? WELL, IT IS A GOOD REMINDER TO BE PREPARED FOR WINTER LIKE DRIVING CONDITIONS ALL THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. HAVE THOSE SUPPLIES WITH YOU, BLANKETS, A FULL TANK OF GAS, SOME FOOD, SNACKS, WATER, THAT KIND OF THING IN CASE YOU GET STUCK HELD BACK AS ROAD CREWS CLEAR AN INCIDENT JUST LIKE THIS. THIS IS JUST A PRECURSOR TO WHAT WE SEE ALL THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. BIG RIGS, CARS LOST CONTROL, PERHAPS, AND THEN OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND ROAD. EMERGENCY CREWS HAVE TO DO THEIR PART TO CLEAR IT BEFORE THEY CAN HAVE REGULAR TRAFFIC COME THROUGH. SO THIS IS JUST ONE INCIDENT THAT WE SAW TODAY. THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE EARLIER THIS MORNING IN THE WESTBOUND LANES THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CLEARED. NO ESTIMATE AS TO WHEN THIS PARTICULAR CRASH IS GOING TO BE CLEARED. AS WE DROVE BY IN LIVE TRACKER THREE, IN THE EASTBOUND LANES, WE DID NOTICE THAT THE DRIVER APPEARED TO BE OKAY. THAT DRIVER ALERT AND UP AND IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THAT CAB. SO IT DOESN’T APPEAR THAT THERE ARE ANY INJURIES RELATED TO THIS CRASH. WE’LL KEEP ON TOP OF THE DEVELOPMENTS OUT HERE.


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    Light rain and snow led to wet roads for the Valley and Foothills on Thursday morning, with chain controls currently in the Sierra. Thursday is a KCRA 3 weather Impact Day because of the potential for minor delays during the morning hours.Valley rainfall will be steadiest between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Thursday. A couple of showers are possible in the afternoon, but many places will be dry after 12 p.m. The Sacramento Valley will see between a quarter and a half inch of new rainfall. The Foothills will hang onto light rain and drizzle through at least midday Thursday. Up to an inch of rain is possible in Grass Valley and other communities north of Interstate 80. Areas south of Highway 50 could see up to a half-inch of rain. Snow will start falling before sunrise in the Sierra with the snow level around 5,500 feet on I-80. Accumulation will be steadiest before 10 am. Donner Summit will see 3 to 6 inches of snow. Echo Summit will see 1 to 3 inches. Ebbetts and Sonora Pass could see closer to 10 inches of snow throughout the day Thursday.When enough snow falls, chain controls are likely, reducing to speed limit on I-80 to 30 mph and 25 mph on Highway 50.Sierra chain controls, live road updates Everywhere in Northern California will be dry Thursday evening. A stretch of dry weather will take us through the Thanksgiving holiday.REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAPClick here to see our interactive traffic map.TRACK INTERACTIVE, DOPPLER RADARClick here to see our interactive radar.DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATESTHere is where you can download our app.Follow our KCRA weather team on social mediaMeteorologist Tamara Berg on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn on FacebookMeteorologist/Climate Reporter Heather Waldman on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Kelly Curran on X.Meteorologist Ophelia Young on Facebook and X.Watch our forecasts on TV or onlineHere’s where to find our latest video forecast. You can also watch a livestream of our latest newscast here. The banner on our website turns red when we’re live.We’re also streaming on the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    NEVADA COUNTY, Calif. —

    Light rain and snow led to wet roads for the Valley and Foothills on Thursday morning, with chain controls currently in the Sierra.

    Thursday is a KCRA 3 weather Impact Day because of the potential for minor delays during the morning hours.

    Valley rainfall will be steadiest between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Thursday. A couple of showers are possible in the afternoon, but many places will be dry after 12 p.m. The Sacramento Valley will see between a quarter and a half inch of new rainfall.

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    The Sacramento Valley will see between a quarter and a half inch of new rainfall Wednesday night into Thursday morning. 

    The Foothills will hang onto light rain and drizzle through at least midday Thursday. Up to an inch of rain is possible in Grass Valley and other communities north of Interstate 80. Areas south of Highway 50 could see up to a half-inch of rain.

    Snow will start falling before sunrise in the Sierra with the snow level around 5,500 feet on I-80. Accumulation will be steadiest before 10 am.

    Donner Summit will see 3 to 6 inches of snow. Echo Summit will see 1 to 3 inches. Ebbetts and Sonora Pass could see closer to 10 inches of snow throughout the day Thursday.

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    Several inches of snow will accumulate over the Tahoe area summits Wednesday night into Thursday. There will likely be enough snow for chain controls.

    When enough snow falls, chain controls are likely, reducing to speed limit on I-80 to 30 mph and 25 mph on Highway 50.

    Sierra chain controls, live road updates

    7:38 a.m.: Traffic is being held on I-80 at Kingvale after a big rig crash on eastbound lanes near Donner Summit. There is no estimated time for releasing traffic. See road conditions here.

    6:30 a.m.: Chains are required along eastbound Interstate 80 for all vehicles except those with four-wheel drive and snow tires equipped from Kingvale to the Donner Lake Interchange.

    For westbound lanes, chains are required for all vehicles except those with four-wheel drive and snow tires equipped from the Donner Lake Interchange to 2.5 miles east of the Highway 20 junction.

    Along Highway 50, chains are required for all vehicles except those with four-wheel drive and snow tires equipped from three miles east of Kyburz to Meyers.

    Everywhere in Northern California will be dry Thursday evening. A stretch of dry weather will take us through the Thanksgiving holiday.

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  • I-205 fully reopens near Tracy more than 8 hours after tanker overturns

    I-205 fully reopens near Tracy more than 8 hours after tanker overturns

    WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS IS OUT OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. A TANKER TRUCK CRASH HAS SHUT DOWN A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE TO THE BAY AREA. IT’S CREATED A MASSIVE BACKUP. IT WAS CARRYING A HIGHLY FLAMMABLE LOAD. SO IT’S BEEN A VERY DELICATE OPERATION TO CLEAR THAT SCENE. SO THIS IS NOW GOING INTO ITS SIXTH HOUR. IT’S HAPPENING WHERE? 205 AND 580 MERGED NEAR TRACY AND MOUNTAIN HOUSE. YOU CAN SEE THE BACKUP IS GOING FOR MILES, AND IT HAS BEEN FOR HOURS. PEOPLE CRAWLING THROUGH THE TRAFFIC ON THEIR WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE TRAFFIC IS ALL THE WAY, BACKED UP TO LIVERMORE FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOING EASTBOUND, AND IT IS BACKED UP THERE FROM GRANT LINE THERE IN TRACY FOR THOSE GOING WESTBOUND, THAT OVERTURNED TRAILER IS FILLED WITH ETHANOL, SO CREWS CAN’T UPRIGHT THE TRAILER UNTIL ALL OF THAT IS SAFELY OFFLOADED INTO ANOTHER TANK. WE KNOW THAT TRAILER ARRIVED JUST AFTER 5:00, SO TWO HOURS NOW FOR JUST THAT PART OF THE OPERATION. LIVECOPTER3 PILOT DAN OPPENHEIM HAS BEEN FLYING ABOVE THIS FOR HOURS NOW, SO, DAN, LET’S DESCRIBE FIRST OF ALL WHAT YOU’RE SEEING. ARE THEY MAKING ANY PROGRESS? YES, WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND THE PROGRESS THAT WE ARE WITNESSING, IT IS SUBTLE, BUT THERE ARE CERTAINLY STEPS THAT ARE ON THE CRITICAL PATH THAT ARE OCCURRING. THEY DO HAVE ANOTHER TANKER IN JUST HAVING ANOTHER TANKER EVEN ARRIVE ON SCENE IS NO EASY FEAT. WHEN YOU HAVE BACKUPS FOR MILES IN ALL DIRECTIONS. SO THEY HAVE MANAGED TO GET A TANKER ON SCENE AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING TO EMPTY THIS OVERTURNED TANKER FOR CLOSE TO TWO HOURS. NOW. TANKER OF THAT VOLUME IS GOING TO TAKE QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO EMPTY OUT. SO ONCE THAT IS COMPLETE THEN WE DO HAVE A TOW TRUCK OR A WRECKER THAT WILL BE ABLE TO WRITE THAT AND THEN REMOVE THE TRUCK THAT IS BLOCKING THE HIGHWAY. SO WE’LL CONTINUE TO WATCH AND SEE HOW THAT PROGRESSES. WE’LL KEEP REPORTING BACK TO YOU. JUST NOT. ALL RIGHT. AND DAN, LET’S TALK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SITUATION. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING FROM YOUR VANTAGE POINT. BECAUSE I’M SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET AROUND THIS, AND WE’RE ACTUALLY SEEING CRASHES ON SOME OF THOSE SIDE ROADS WHERE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET AROUND THIS. WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY ACCIDENTS ON THE SIDE ROADS NECESSARILY, BUT WE DO HAVE CONGESTION. IT DOESN’T SEEM LIKE ANY OF THE SIDE ROADS ARE REALLY MOVING. THEY ARE JUST CRAWLING ALONG AT A SNAIL’S PACE. BUT THIS IS A MAJOR CHOKE POINT. IT IS A MAJOR ARTERY CONNECTING THE CENTRAL VALLEY TO THE BAY AREA, AND WHEN THAT’S BLOCKED THROUGH RUSH HOUR, WE WILL HAVE SOME MAJOR BACKUPS IN PLACES LIKE MOUNTAIN HOUSE AND TRACY ESPECIALLY. WE CAN’T SEE ALL THE WAY INTO LIVERMORE, BUT WHAT WE CAN SEE IS STOPPED TRAFFIC GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE ALTAMONT PASS. YOU KNOW, I’M CURIOUS IF WE COULD PUT THE OVERLAY ON, BUT TO SHOW THE EXACT ROAD THAT WE’RE LOOKING AT. BUT I BELIEVE. YEAH, HERE WE ARE. WE’RE FACING TOWARD. IS THAT TOWARD STOCKTON, EDIE, THAT WE’RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW? IT LOOKS LIKE GRANT LINE ROAD RIGHT THERE, WHICH IS A ROAD THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GETTING OFF ON AND GOING AROUND. BUT YEAH, THE CAMERA IS POINTED TOWARD THE WEST, TOWARD LIVERMORE, THROUGH THE ALTAMONT PASS, AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THOSE WHITE LIGHTS RIGHT THERE. THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STOPPED ON THE ROAD WHO ARE TRYING TO GET HOME FROM THE BAY AREA. BUT THIS ROAD, THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON. AND JUST CONFIRMING, DAN, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO WE’RE SEEING DOWN THERE RIGHT NOW WHO HAVE BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME, JUST STUCK FOR HOURS AND HOURS. THAT IS CORRECT. THEY HAVE MANAGED TO MOVE THE VEHICLES THAT WERE IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THIS AND THAT I’M GUESSING IS OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF SAFETY. HOWEVER, THERE ARE THERE ARE CARS THAT HAVE BEEN STATIONARY FOR HOURS. YEAH, THIS HAS GOT TO BE SO FRUSTRATING FOR PEOPLE JUST STUCK IN THAT. THE OTHER THING, AND YOU MENTIONED AGAIN, THIS IS A PRETTY VOLATILE SITUATION FOR THE CREWS THAT ARE AROUND THAT ACTUAL TANKER. ARE YOU SEEING PEOPLE TAKING PRECAUTIONS THERE? THE EMERGENCY WORKERS THEMSELVES, JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE NOT IN ANY KIND OF HARM’S WAY. THE WORKERS. CLEARING THE CLEARING THE SITE DO HAVE EMERGENCY VEHICLES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. THERE ARE VARIOUS HAZMAT AND FIRE VEHICLES IN THE AREA, AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING CLOSE TO THIS TANKER DO HAVE APPROPRIATE PPE. OKAY. AND IF WE DO LOOK AT THAT SHOT TOWARD THE TOP OF THE SHOT RIGHT THERE, YOU DO SEE A FIRE TRUCK. THERE WAS AN AMBULANCE OUT THERE EARLIER. THEY’RE THERE JUST IN CASE SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN. BUT I HAVE COVERED ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST OF TANKER TRUCKS. I’VE WITNESSED THEM. AND A TANKER TRUCK THAT GOES ON ITS SIDE. IT JUST TAKES ONE SPARK AND JUST THE MASSIVE FLAMES THAT COULD HAPPEN. AND THEY SHOOT ALL THE WAY UP THE ROAD, CAUSING A BIG CONCERN. SO THEY’RE NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES IN THIS SITUATION. BUT THEY’RE RIGHT THERE. YOU SEE THE FIRE TRUCKS, WHICH ARE ON ONE SIDE OF THE OVERPASS, AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE OVERPASS, WE HAVE THE THE TANKER. AND WE ALSO THERE WERE TWO TANKS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. ONE TANK IS ON ITS SIDE, THE OTHER ONE, AND THE TRUCK ITSELF REMAINED UPRIGHT. DAN, JUST WE WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH BECAUSE WITH SO MANY PEOPLE STUCK IN THIS RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR LOVED ONES WANT TO KNOW VERY SPECIFICALLY WHAT IS CAUSING THIS, WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE THAT’S HAVING SUCH A MASSIVE IMPACT ON SO MANY DRIVERS. AND SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS VANTAGE POINT. IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE SEEING SOME KIND OF MAYBE ETHANOL THERE ON THE HIGHWAY. IS THAT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO YOU, DAN QUITE HONESTLY, I CAN’T TELL IF THAT’S WATER. I CANNOT TELL WHAT THAT IS. I SEE WHAT YOU’RE SEEING AS WELL, BUT IT’S HARD TO TELL FROM HERE. JUST HAS THAT SHEEN. EARLIER INITIAL REPORTS ON THE CHP COMMUNICATIONS PAGE SAID THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME SORT OF LEAK. WE DON’T KNOW IF THAT WAS EVER CONFIRMED, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT AT 2:00 THIS AFTERNOON, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO. THEY WAS TALKS ABOUT DRAINING THAT TANK, WHICH HAD THE ETHANOL, THE GAS MIXTURE IN THERE, AND THERE WAS TALKS OF DRAINING IT, BUT IT TOOK SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE WE GOT A TANKER THERE ON SCENE TO START DRAINING THAT. AND YOU HAVE TO WONDER IF IT’S BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A LEAK, BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY FELT THAT THERE WAS A HAZARD HERE AND THEY WANTED TO TAKE IT VERY CAREFULLY. YEAH. AND DAN, YOU MENTIONED IT WAS HARD TO GET THAT TANKER IN BECAUSE TRAFFIC IS STOPPED ALL AROUND THIS SITUATION. WERE YOU ABLE TO SEE HOW THE HOW THEY MANAGED THAT? QUITE HONESTLY, I DID NOT SEE HOW THEY BROUGHT IT IN. I ONLY SAW THE TANKER ARRIVE AFTER IT WAS ON THE CLOSED SECTION OF HIGHWAY. IT STOOD OUT ONLY ONCE. IT WAS ON THE CLOSED SECTION OF HIGHWAY. RIGHT. SO ALLOWING JUST THAT, THAT ONE IN FOR EMERGENCY REASONS. DAN AGAIN THANK YOU. GREAT WORK.

    I-205 fully reopens near Tracy more than 8 hours after tanker overturns

    Updated: 10:01 PM PST Nov 18, 2025

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    The eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 205 were closed in Tracy for more than eight hours on Tuesday after a tanker overturned on the freeway, according to the police department. Traffic was backed up through rush hour and into the evening. Just before 10 p.m., footage from LiveCopter 3 showed crews removing the final traffic cones blocking lanes on westbound I-205, fully reopening the interstate.Around 1:30 p.m., CHP said the overturned truck had blocked all lanes of westbound I-205 just west of the Alameda County line. At that time, one lane of eastbound I-205 was also blocked. The westbound Interstate 580 commercial bypass was also closed.Watch raw footage from LiveCopter 3 over the scene from Tuesday afternoon in the video below:CHP later fully closed the eastbound lanes of I-205. Officials said the tanker was full of ethanol and needed to be safely drained before it could be turned upright. There was also a small fuel leak that the South San Joaquin Fire Authority said was quickly controlled. At 5:20 p.m., CHP said recovery of the tanker had begun. Around 8:30 p.m., the fire authority said firefighters had just completed offloading fuel from the overturned tanker to a replacement tanker. “This was a slow and deliberate process to ensure safety for motorists, first responders, and the environment,” the fire authority said in a social media post. Around 9:30 p.m., footage from LiveCopter 3 showed the tanker truck being removed from the area on a tow truck. Heavy traffic backups remained on both sides of the interstate.Watch footage from LiveCopter 3 on Tuesday night in the video below:CHP recommended drivers use Mountain House Parkway as an alternate route. However, footage from LiveCopter 3 showed widespread backups on both the interstate and surrounding streets. It’s not clear if anyone was injured when the tanker overturned.Find the latest traffic updates here. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Calif. —

    The eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 205 were closed in Tracy for more than eight hours on Tuesday after a tanker overturned on the freeway, according to the police department. Traffic was backed up through rush hour and into the evening.

    Just before 10 p.m., footage from LiveCopter 3 showed crews removing the final traffic cones blocking lanes on westbound I-205, fully reopening the interstate.

    Around 1:30 p.m., CHP said the overturned truck had blocked all lanes of westbound I-205 just west of the Alameda County line. At that time, one lane of eastbound I-205 was also blocked. The westbound Interstate 580 commercial bypass was also closed.

    Watch raw footage from LiveCopter 3 over the scene from Tuesday afternoon in the video below:

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    CHP later fully closed the eastbound lanes of I-205. Officials said the tanker was full of ethanol and needed to be safely drained before it could be turned upright.

    There was also a small fuel leak that the South San Joaquin Fire Authority said was quickly controlled.

    At 5:20 p.m., CHP said recovery of the tanker had begun. Around 8:30 p.m., the fire authority said firefighters had just completed offloading fuel from the overturned tanker to a replacement tanker.

    “This was a slow and deliberate process to ensure safety for motorists, first responders, and the environment,” the fire authority said in a social media post.

    Around 9:30 p.m., footage from LiveCopter 3 showed the tanker truck being removed from the area on a tow truck. Heavy traffic backups remained on both sides of the interstate.

    Watch footage from LiveCopter 3 on Tuesday night in the video below:

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    CHP recommended drivers use Mountain House Parkway as an alternate route. However, footage from LiveCopter 3 showed widespread backups on both the interstate and surrounding streets.

    It’s not clear if anyone was injured when the tanker overturned.

    Find the latest traffic updates here.

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  • Sacramento County deputies locate missing 11-year-old boy with autism

    Sacramento County deputies locate missing 11-year-old boy with autism

    Updated: 11:18 PM PST Nov 17, 2025

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    Sacramento County deputies located an at-risk 11-year-old boy with autism hours after he was reported missing on Monday.The sheriff’s office said the boy was last seen between 4:30 and 5 p.m. in a south Sacramento neighborhood. Officials for the sheriff’s office said he was located safe just before 7:30 p.m. Officials said search and rescue crews had responded to help with the search. Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to remove identifying details of the child now that he has been found. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

    Sacramento County deputies located an at-risk 11-year-old boy with autism hours after he was reported missing on Monday.

    The sheriff’s office said the boy was last seen between 4:30 and 5 p.m. in a south Sacramento neighborhood.

    Officials for the sheriff’s office said he was located safe just before 7:30 p.m.

    Officials said search and rescue crews had responded to help with the search.

    Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to remove identifying details of the child now that he has been found.

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  • ‘He’s in a coma’: Man arrested in hate crime attack in Midtown Sacramento, police say

    Alvin Prasad, a Sacramento resident, remains hospitalized after being attacked earlier this month in Sacramento’s Lavender Heights, the city’s LGBTQ district, in an incident police are investigating as a hate crime.Police told KCRA 3 on Sunday that they responded to the assault in the 2000 block of K Street after 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 1 and found the man seriously injured. Prasad’s daughter, Andrea, shared that they had gone to Badlands Night Club to celebrate Halloween and dance alongside their friend Jonathon Wisniske. As they left the club, a man confronted and attacked Prasad while they were walking to their car.Andrea Prasad said, “I was really close to my dad. We talked all the time and did everything together.”She recounted the events of Halloween night, saying, “We were just out at Badlands dancing, having fun. Around, like 2 a.m. We decided to leave to go home.”As they walked down 20th Street toward their car near the Sacramento LGBT Center, Andrea said, “A guy walked past me and my dad and just called him weird, insulted him for the way he was dressed. My dad is gay, and he likes to dress up a lot when going out dancing. So he was dressed more flamboyantly.”Andrea said her father turned to confront the man and asked Jonathon to check on him.”Less than three words through her sentence. I see the man cock back and punch Alvin right in the forehead,” Wisniske said. Andrea added, “My dad hit the ground pretty quickly. The back of his head hit the concrete.” Wisniske intervened, saying, “I immediately threw myself in the middle of them and asked the guy, ‘Who are you messing with?’ He cocks back again to punch me.” Wisniske said he punched back in self-defense, stating, “I wasn’t going to let him go. The first thing I said to him was, ‘Why are you running?’ That’s when he went into the street.”Eventually, Wisniske rushed back to help Alvin, saying, “I notice that there’s blood underneath Alvin’s head. And I tell her, you know, he’s bleeding from the back of his head.” Alvin was then taken to the hospital and has been there ever since. Andrea shared, “He’s in a coma. He has permanent brain damage, so he’s never going to be who he was. He can’t express himself, can’t go out dancing.”Wisniske expressed his distress to KCRA, saying, “I haven’t been able to look at my hands for two weeks now. I still see his blood on my hands.”Officers at the time arrested a suspect, 24-year-old Sean Payton, for assault, hate crime, and resisting arrest, police said. Andrea told KCRA that she is overwhelmed by a mix of emotions, saying, “I’m angry at him. I don’t understand why someone would choose to do something to someone they don’t even know.” When asked what she would tell her dad, Andrea said, “That I miss him. And that I want him to get better. Know a lot of people care about him. It’s not his fault. You know that he should still be happy and proud to be gay.”Wisniske added, “Last thing I said to him was the dimmest light shines brightest in the dark, that he’s that light and that he should keep shining.”Payton is due in court on Monday.Details on why the attack was believed to be a hate crime by police were not released. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

    Alvin Prasad, a Sacramento resident, remains hospitalized after being attacked earlier this month in Sacramento’s Lavender Heights, the city’s LGBTQ district, in an incident police are investigating as a hate crime.

    Police told KCRA 3 on Sunday that they responded to the assault in the 2000 block of K Street after 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 1 and found the man seriously injured.

    Prasad’s daughter, Andrea, shared that they had gone to Badlands Night Club to celebrate Halloween and dance alongside their friend Jonathon Wisniske. As they left the club, a man confronted and attacked Prasad while they were walking to their car.

    Andrea Prasad said, “I was really close to my dad. We talked all the time and did everything together.”

    She recounted the events of Halloween night, saying, “We were just out at Badlands dancing, having fun. Around, like 2 a.m. We decided to leave to go home.”

    As they walked down 20th Street toward their car near the Sacramento LGBT Center, Andrea said, “A guy walked past me and my dad and just called him weird, insulted him for the way he was dressed. My dad is gay, and he likes to dress up a lot when going out dancing. So he was dressed more flamboyantly.”

    Andrea said her father turned to confront the man and asked Jonathon to check on him.

    “Less than three words through her sentence. I see the man cock back and punch Alvin right in the forehead,” Wisniske said.

    Andrea added, “My dad hit the ground pretty quickly. The back of his head hit the concrete.”

    Wisniske intervened, saying, “I immediately threw myself in the middle of them and asked the guy, ‘Who are you messing with?’ He cocks back again to punch me.”

    Wisniske said he punched back in self-defense, stating, “I wasn’t going to let him go. The first thing I said to him was, ‘Why are you running?’ That’s when he went into the street.”

    Eventually, Wisniske rushed back to help Alvin, saying, “I notice that there’s blood underneath Alvin’s head. And I tell her, you know, he’s bleeding from the back of his head.”

    Alvin was then taken to the hospital and has been there ever since.

    Andrea shared, “He’s in a coma. He has permanent brain damage, so he’s never going to be who he was. He can’t express himself, can’t go out dancing.”

    Wisniske expressed his distress to KCRA, saying, “I haven’t been able to look at my hands for two weeks now. I still see his blood on my hands.”

    Officers at the time arrested a suspect, 24-year-old Sean Payton, for assault, hate crime, and resisting arrest, police said.

    Andrea told KCRA that she is overwhelmed by a mix of emotions, saying, “I’m angry at him. I don’t understand why someone would choose to do something to someone they don’t even know.”

    When asked what she would tell her dad, Andrea said, “That I miss him. And that I want him to get better. Know a lot of people care about him. It’s not his fault. You know that he should still be happy and proud to be gay.”

    Wisniske added, “Last thing I said to him was the dimmest light shines brightest in the dark, that he’s that light and that he should keep shining.”

    Payton is due in court on Monday.

    Details on why the attack was believed to be a hate crime by police were not released.

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  • Chain controls return to Sierra as Sunday morning snow slows I-80

    LET’S GO NOW TO LIVE TRACKER THREE ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. KCRA 3’S ERIN HEFT IS IN KINGVALE THIS MORNING. AND ERIN, YOU’RE REALLY SEEING THE SNOW THIS MORNING. YES WE ARE. WE ACTUALLY HOPPED OUT OF LIVE TRACKER THREE BECAUSE. SO INTERESTING. WE HAVE CHAIN CONTROLS IN EFFECT. THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING AT DOWN THE WAY A LOT OF SEMI TRUCKS PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE 80. LIKE YOU SAID, WE’RE IN KINGVALE. IT’S A VERY SHORT STRETCH OF CHAIN CONTROL. BUT JUST BE AWARE IT IS IN EFFECT. AND ALSO IF YOU’RE SOMEONE WHO HAS ALL OF THE TREAD ON YOUR TIRES AND EVERYTHING APPROPRIATE, MAYBE YOU DON’T NEED CHAINS BECAUSE YOU HAVE THOSE APPROPRIATE TIRES OR YOU PUT THEM ON YOURSELF. CHAINS. THAT IS GREAT. BUT ALSO JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE CHAIN INSTALLERS THAT DO THIS SEVERAL MONTHS OUT OF EVERY SINGLE YEAR, AND YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO SLOW DOWN AND TAKE PRECAUTION BECAUSE THEY’RE OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WE ACTUALLY TALKED TO CHRIS LOTITO. HE’S BEEN DOING THIS FOR 50. YES, FIVE ZERO YEARS. HE’S 70 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR. TAKE A LISTEN TO HIS ADVICE. YOU ENTER A CHAIN CONTROL AREA. LEGALLY, THE SPEED LIMIT IS 30 MILES AN HOUR. WE RECOMMEND 2530, TOPS. CHAINS AREN’T MADE TO GO ANY FASTER ANYWAY, AND IT’S NOT SO MUCH HOW FAST YOU CAN GO. IT’S HOW QUICK YOU CAN STOP. SO THE SLOWER YOU GO, THE EASIER IT IS TO STOP AND AVOID COLLISIONS. YEP, HE’S PREACHING SAFETY, WHICH SHOULD BE EVERYONE’S TOP OF MIND. THAT IS OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR. DON’T BE SOMEONE WHO’S SPEEDING THROUGH THIS ZONE, BECAUSE IF I WALK SLOWLY, YOU’LL SEE YOU’RE GOING TO MEET CALTRANS. AND YOU’RE ALSO GOING TO MEET CHP UP HERE. AND THEY’RE GOING TO ALSO BE MAKING SURE THAT YOU’RE TAKING PRECAUTION. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT CHAINS. YOU ARE ONLY GOING 30 MILES AN HOUR OR LOWER. AND THEY’LL ALSO BE THE PEOPLE TO RESPOND IF YOU SPIN OUT OR HAVE A CAR CRASH. SO PLEASE JUST KEEP TAKING PRECAUTION. AND ALSO, CHRIS WENT ON TO SAY THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE WATER IN THE CAR, THE APPROPRIATE CLOTHING IN THE CAR, AND PATIENCE, BECAUSE SOMETIMES INTERSTATE 80 DOES SHUT DOWN, HAVE GLOVES, HAVE THE RIGHT SHOES. DON’T BE US. TODAY WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT BE IN VALLEY RAIN. SIKE! WE’RE IN SIERRA SNOW AND THAT IS SOMETHING. JUST TO KEEP IN MIND. LIFE AND THINGS CHANGE. LETICIA. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SAY HI TO CHRIS. HE’S BEEN

    Chain controls return to Sierra as Sunday morning snow slows I-80

    Veteran chain installer shares safety tips as Caltrans checks cars snowfall blankets the summit before ski season.

    Updated: 11:48 AM PST Nov 16, 2025

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    On a KCRA3 Weather Impact Day in the Sierra, chain controls greeted drivers before dawn over the Interstate 80 summit, slowing traffic as snow tucked the mountains in ahead of Thanksgiving.“I coined the term: make sure you bring your patience. You’ll need it,” said Chris Lotito, who has spent 50 years installing chains on the side of the interstate. His advice for winter travel is simple and strict: “Always bring your chains with you, always make sure you have a full tank of gas, because sometimes the road may be closed for a little while and you want to stay warm, bring a blanket or two and always bring water.”Caltrans crews were out checking for chains, tires, and four-wheel drive as ice and snow covered the roadway. In chain control areas, the speed limit is 30 mph. “We recommend 25–30 tops,” Lotito said. “Chains are not made to go any faster anyway, and it’s not so much how fast you can go, it’s how quick you can stop. So the slower you go, the easier it is to stop and avoid collisions.”Some drivers were caught off guard by the early blast. “I just came from Sacramento, so I was just coming to visit some friends,” said Alvin Ho, behind the wheel of his Prius Sunday morning. “They told me to expect it, but I’ve never really driven in snow, so this is my first time.”Lotito noted that traffic remains manageable for now, but that won’t last. “It’s a little early for heavy traffic because the ski resorts aren’t open yet. Once they open, this road turns into a nightmare as far as waiting and waiting and waiting.”For now, the message is to prepare, slow down and take in the view. “Just be careful up here, look how beautiful it is before Thanksgiving,” Lotito said.Here’s what drivers should bring:Tire chains and know-how to install themFull tank of gasBlankets and warm clothingWater and basic suppliesExtra time and patienceSee more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    KINGVALE, Calif. —

    On a KCRA3 Weather Impact Day in the Sierra, chain controls greeted drivers before dawn over the Interstate 80 summit, slowing traffic as snow tucked the mountains in ahead of Thanksgiving.

    “I coined the term: make sure you bring your patience. You’ll need it,” said Chris Lotito, who has spent 50 years installing chains on the side of the interstate.

    His advice for winter travel is simple and strict: “Always bring your chains with you, always make sure you have a full tank of gas, because sometimes the road may be closed for a little while and you want to stay warm, bring a blanket or two and always bring water.”

    Caltrans crews were out checking for chains, tires, and four-wheel drive as ice and snow covered the roadway. In chain control areas, the speed limit is 30 mph.

    “We recommend 25–30 tops,” Lotito said. “Chains are not made to go any faster anyway, and it’s not so much how fast you can go, it’s how quick you can stop. So the slower you go, the easier it is to stop and avoid collisions.”

    Some drivers were caught off guard by the early blast.

    “I just came from Sacramento, so I was just coming to visit some friends,” said Alvin Ho, behind the wheel of his Prius Sunday morning. “They told me to expect it, but I’ve never really driven in snow, so this is my first time.”

    Lotito noted that traffic remains manageable for now, but that won’t last

    . “It’s a little early for heavy traffic because the ski resorts aren’t open yet. Once they open, this road turns into a nightmare as far as waiting and waiting and waiting.”

    For now, the message is to prepare, slow down and take in the view. “Just be careful up here, look how beautiful it is before Thanksgiving,” Lotito said.

    Here’s what drivers should bring:

    • Tire chains and know-how to install them
    • Full tank of gas
    • Blankets and warm clothing
    • Water and basic supplies
    • Extra time and patience

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  • How to track Doppler radar, traffic and rain totals for California storm

    How to track Doppler radar, traffic and rain totals for California storm

    Follow the storm with interactive radar and see the latest traffic conditions and rain totals.

    TIME RIGHT NOW IS 7 A.M. TODAY IS ALSO A WEATHER IMPACT DAY, AND HERE’S A LIVE LOOK FROM SACRAMENTO, RANCHO CORDOVA AND STOCKTON WHERE RAIN IS COMING DOWN RIGHT NOW. IT ALL STARTED EARLY THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HEADING INTO THE WEEK, LET’S GET WEATHER CHECK NOW WITH METEOROLOGIST KELLY CURRAN. YEAH, THAT RAIN HAS BEEN COMING DOWN THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, ESPECIALLY AROUND MODESTO, PICKING UP MORE THAN THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. AND IT’S BEEN RAINING EVER SINCE. NOW THIS IS A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE IN RANCHO CORDOVA, WHERE NOT ONLY ARE WE DEALING WITH THOSE SCATTERED SHOWERS, WE’RE ALSO DEALING WITH SOME AREAS OF PATCHY MORNING FOG. WE’RE GOING TO SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. BUT THEN A SECOND STORM ARRIVES TONIGHT, BRINGING IN EVEN HEAVIER BAND OF SHOWERS. AND THEN ON TOP OF ALL THAT, WE’RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE SIERRA, WHICH WILL LIKELY PROMPT CHAIN CONTROLS. WE ALREADY HAVE A FEW OUT THERE, BUT MORE WILL LIKELY BE HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY AS THAT SNOW LEVEL CONTINUES TO DROP. SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE RADAR FIRST. AND YOU CAN SEE FROM I-5 EASTWARD. THAT’S WHERE WE’RE REALLY CONTINUING TO SEE THOSE RAIN SHOWERS. NOW YUBA CITY STARTING TO DRY OUT NOW. STILL A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS AROUND CHICO SACRAMENTO DOWNTOWN AREA. THE SHOWERS ARE STARTING TO LET UP, BUT WE’RE STILL SEEING MORE FURTHER TO THE EAST. AUBURN GRASS VALLEY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS, DONNER SUMMIT SEEING SNOW AND POLLOCK PINES. WE HAVE SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN COMING DOWN, INDICATED BY THOSE SHADES OF YELLOW HEADING FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AROUND STOCKTON WE’RE SEEING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS. SAME AROUND GALT. MODESTO CONTINUES TO SEE THAT LIGHT RAIN, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE HERE FROM SNELLING ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH SONORA AND ARNOLD UP TOWARD 88. THAT’S WHERE WE’RE SEEING THAT BAND OF YELLOW INDICATING AGAIN, THE MORE MODERATE SHOWER ACTIVITY. AND THIS IS MOVING ITS WAY EASTWARD. WE’LL BE SWITCHING OVER TO SNOW AS IT GOES UP IN ELEVATION. SACRAMENTO 56 DEGREES. THAT’S THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE. WE’RE AT 52 IN AUBURN. TRUCKEE 36. AND THESE TEMPERATURES ARE NOT GOING TO BE WARMING UP MUCH TODAY. WINDS AT THE MOMENT NOT TOO STRONG, BUT THEY HAVE SWITCHED DIRECTIONS. SO THEY’RE OUT OF THE SOUTH. WE’RE GOING TO SEE EVEN STRONGER WINDS AS WE GET INTO THE EVENING HOURS. HIGHS TODAY. WE’RE ONLY GOING TO MAKE IT INTO THE UPPER 50 IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA. WE’RE GOING TO BE TALKING MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES. KELLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND LET’S GET A CHECK RIGHT NOW. OUTSIDE LIVE TRACKER THREE ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING IN KCRA 3’S. ERIN HEFT IS LIVE IN PLACER COUNTY. AND AARON WHAT ARE YOU SEEING RIGHT NOW? OH, IT IS SLICK THIS MORNING, LETICIA. AND VERY MUCH CHANGING CONDITIONS AS WE GET HIGHER IN ELEVATION. SO LET ME SHOW YOU OUTSIDE OF OUR WINDSHIELD. THIS THE CAMERA THAT’S STILL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND A SHOT OF THE ROAD SO YOU CAN SEE LOTS OF WATER KICKING UP OFF OF THE INTERSTATE RIGHT NOW. AND THEN OUR ROOF CAMERA, WHICH IS THE CAMERA LOCATED ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE, YOU CAN SEE QUITE DAMP OUT THERE. SO THINGS YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF IS THAT YES, IT IS VERY WET, SPECIFICALLY THROUGH PLACER COUNTY AS WE’VE LEFT SACRAMENTO AND NOW PAST BAXTER AND ARE MAKING OUR WAY EVEN HIGHER. STILL VERY WET. SO NOTHING THAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT BEING SLICK FOR ANY ICY REASONS, BUT THAT CHANGES WHEN IT COMES TO KINGVALE BECAUSE KINGVALE THERE ARE TWO LEVEL CHAIN RESTRICTIONS RIGHT NOW, SO JUST BE AWARE THAT THESE ROADS GET A LITTLE SLICK UP THERE. IT’S A VERY SHORT AREA THAT’S IN CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND CHAIN CONTROLS, BUT THERE ARE SNOWPLOWS OUT. AND FOR MORE SPECIFIC AREA OF THAT, THAT WOULD BE FROM KINGVALE TO AROUND THE DONNER LAKE AREA. SO THAT’S WHERE THE R2 CHAIN CONTROLS ARE. THAT’S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE TOW TRUCK EXCUSE ME, SNOWPLOWS ARE AT THE MOMENT. SO THAT GIVES US AN INDICATOR THAT THAT’S THE AREA THAT’S MOST SLICK. BUT PLEASE BE AWARE IF YOU’RE WORKING YOUR WAY UP INTERSTATE 80, JUST BE PREPARED. IT’S THAT KIND OF SEASON WHERE YOU NEED TO HAVE CHAINS IN YOUR VEHICLE, OR YOU HAVE TO HAVE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. IT’S THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON WHERE INTERSTATE 80 GETS A LITTLE DICEY. JUST BE PREPARED. LETICIA. THINGS CHANGING INDEED. ERIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LIVE REPORT. WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU. AND REMEMBER, YOU CAN ALWAYS GET THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES BY DOWNLOADING THE KCRA 3 APP.

    How to track Doppler radar, traffic and rain totals for California storm

    Follow the storm with interactive radar and see the latest traffic conditions and rain totals.

    Updated: 7:54 AM PST Nov 16, 2025

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    KCRA 3’s weather team issued Impact Days for Sunday and Monday because of how wet and windy conditions will affect outdoor activities and travel for the Valley, Foothills and Sierra. See the latest forecast here. Share your weather photos and videos at kcra.com/upload.Below are resources to find live, interactive radar and traffic maps on KCRA.com to help keep you prepared. You can also see the latest rain totals below. Download our app for the latest breaking news and severe weather alertsHere is where you can download our app for the latest weather alerts.Track real-time traffic updates in Northern CaliforniaClick here to see our interactive traffic map.Track California Doppler radar Click here to see our interactive radar map.)Track California highway road conditions hereHere is where you can search Caltrans road conditions by highway and see if chain controls are in effect. Track the rain totals below Here are key websites to prepare for and track California power outages.Preparing for power outages: Ready.gov explains how to prepare for a power outage and what to do when returning from one here.Keeping informed when you’ve lost power and cellphone service: How to find a National Weather Service radio station near you.Here is how to sign up for CalAlerts emergency alert notifications for any county in California.Track PG&E power outages here. Track SMUD outages here. Track power outages across all California counties. Follow our KCRA weather team on social mediaMeteorologist Tamara Berg on Facebook, Instagram and X. Meteorologist Heather Waldman on Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok.Meteorologist Kelly Curran on X, Facebook and Instagram.Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn on Facebook.Meteorologist Ophelia Young on Facebook, X and Instagram. Watch our forecasts on TV or onlineHere’s where to find our latest video forecast. You can also watch a livestream of our latest newscast here. The banner on our website turns red when we’re live.We’re also streaming on the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV. See more coverage of top California stories here | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    KCRA 3’s weather team issued Impact Days for Sunday and Monday because of how wet and windy conditions will affect outdoor activities and travel for the Valley, Foothills and Sierra.

    Below are resources to find live, interactive radar and traffic maps on KCRA.com to help keep you prepared. You can also see the latest rain totals below.

    Download our app for the latest breaking news and severe weather alerts

    Here is where you can download our app for the latest weather alerts.

    Track real-time traffic updates in Northern California

    Click here to see our interactive traffic map.

    Track California Doppler radar

    Click here to see our interactive radar map.)

    Track California highway road conditions here

    Here is where you can search Caltrans road conditions by highway and see if chain controls are in effect.

    Track the rain totals below

    Here are key websites to prepare for and track California power outages.

    Follow our KCRA weather team on social media

    Watch our forecasts on TV or online

    Here’s where to find our latest video forecast. You can also watch a livestream of our latest newscast here. The banner on our website turns red when we’re live.

    We’re also streaming on the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV.

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  • Community gathers to honor Suzie Smith, flight nurse killed in helicopter crash

    TO BE OKAY. LAST NIGHT, FIRST RESPONDERS AND FRIENDS AND FAMILY GATHERED TO REMEMBER THE FLIGHT NURSE WHO DIED AFTER THE HELICOPTER CRASH IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY LAST MONTH. UP TO FIVE. WE CELEBRATE THAT FLIGHT NURSE LEAVES BEHIND AN IMPACTFUL LEGACY, WHICH INCLUDES MISSION TRIPS TO NICARAGUA TO HELP KIDS WITH CLEFT LIPS AND PALATES GET TREATMENT AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERIES. SHE AVERAGED ABOUT 100 EMERGENCY FLIGHTS A YEAR WITH REACH MEDICAL LAST DECEMBER. SHE PASSED 3000 FLIGHTS, A TESTAMENT TO THE COUNTLESS LIVES SH

    Community gathers to honor Suzie Smith, flight nurse killed in helicopter crash

    The celebration of life ceremony took place at the Redding Civic Auditorium in Shasta County.

    Updated: 8:01 AM PST Nov 15, 2025

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    Friends, family, and first responders gathered Friday night to remember Suzie Smith, a flight nurse who died after a helicopter crash on Highway 50 in Sacramento last month.The celebration of life ceremony took place at the Redding Civic Auditorium in Shasta County. Smith leaves behind an impactful legacy, including mission trips to Nicaragua to help children with cleft palates receive reconstructive surgeries. She averaged about 100 emergency flights a year with REACH Medical. Last December, she passed 3,000 career flights, a testament to the countless lives she helped save during her career.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    REDDING, Calif. —

    Friends, family, and first responders gathered Friday night to remember Suzie Smith, a flight nurse who died after a helicopter crash on Highway 50 in Sacramento last month.

    The celebration of life ceremony took place at the Redding Civic Auditorium in Shasta County.

    Smith leaves behind an impactful legacy, including mission trips to Nicaragua to help children with cleft palates receive reconstructive surgeries.

    She averaged about 100 emergency flights a year with REACH Medical.

    Last December, she passed 3,000 career flights, a testament to the countless lives she helped save during her career.

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  • Fire damages Rio Linda home while residents away, officials say

    ALL RIGHT. WE’LL CHECK BACK. THANKS, HEATHER. WE HAVE SOME MORE BREAKING NEWS COMING OUT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY RIGHT NOW, WHERE CREWS HAD TO WORK TO QUICKLY CONTAIN A HOUSE FIRE. THIS FIRE STARTED AROUND 930 IN RIO LINDA. THIS WAS NEAR BUCKBOARD DRIVE AND G STREET. WE’RE TOLD THE FIRE STARTED IN A GARAGE AND THEN SPREAD INTO THE KITCHEN AREA. NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE TIME AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

    Fire damages Rio Linda home while residents away, officials say

    Updated: 11:09 PM PST Nov 14, 2025

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    A fire damaged a Rio Linda home on Friday night, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. Crews responded to the home on De Anza Court for the report of a fire around 9:30 p.m.Video shared by the fire department showed flames ripping through the home’s roof.Officials said a garage fire had extended into the home’s kitchen, but firefighters were able to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading further. Sac Metro Fire said no one was inside when the fire began. It’s not clear what sparked the fire, and the cause is under investigation. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    RIO LINDA, Calif. —

    A fire damaged a Rio Linda home on Friday night, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.

    Crews responded to the home on De Anza Court for the report of a fire around 9:30 p.m.

    Video shared by the fire department showed flames ripping through the home’s roof.

    Officials said a garage fire had extended into the home’s kitchen, but firefighters were able to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading further.

    Sac Metro Fire said no one was inside when the fire began. It’s not clear what sparked the fire, and the cause is under investigation.

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  • John Beam, legendary football coach featured in ‘Last Chance U,’ shot on California college campus

    Police are investigating a shooting at Laney College in Oakland, California, on Thursday. Sources at the San Francisco Chronicle identified the person shot as legendary football coach John Beam.The shooting happened before noon at the community college near Lake Merritt. Acting Oakland Police Chief James Beere said police received reports of the shooting in and around the campus. Officers found Beam with a gunshot wound, and he was taken to a local hospital. Authorities have not released details on Beam’s condition. Beere said this was not believed to be an active shooting. Beam was the college’s athletic director and longtime football coach. He was featured in the Netflix documentary series “Last Chance U” in 2020. Beam also led the team to a championship in 2018. He retired from coaching last year.Police were looking for a potential suspect who was dressed in all-black clothing with a hoodie who fled the scene. The school’s website said classes were canceled “due to an emergency” and people should not come to the campus.Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee called Beam “a giant” in the city and “a lifeline for thousands of young people” in a statement on X.“For over 40 years, he has shaped leaders on and off the field, and our community is shaken alongside his family,” she added.The incident is Oakland’s second shooting at a local school in two days.On Wednesday, one juvenile was shot and two were arrested at Skyline High School, police said. The juvenile who was shot was taken to the hospital and was in stable condition.“It is devastating,” Lee added. “Schools should be the safest spaces in our city. We need guns off our streets now.”CNN contributed to this report

    OAKLAND, Calif. —

    Police are investigating a shooting at Laney College in Oakland, California, on Thursday. Sources at the San Francisco Chronicle identified the person shot as legendary football coach John Beam.

    The shooting happened before noon at the community college near Lake Merritt.

    Acting Oakland Police Chief James Beere said police received reports of the shooting in and around the campus. Officers found Beam with a gunshot wound, and he was taken to a local hospital. Authorities have not released details on Beam’s condition.

    Beere said this was not believed to be an active shooting.

    Beam was the college’s athletic director and longtime football coach. He was featured in the Netflix documentary series “Last Chance U” in 2020. Beam also led the team to a championship in 2018. He retired from coaching last year.

    Police were looking for a potential suspect who was dressed in all-black clothing with a hoodie who fled the scene.

    The school’s website said classes were canceled “due to an emergency” and people should not come to the campus.

    Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee called Beam “a giant” in the city and “a lifeline for thousands of young people” in a statement on X.

    “For over 40 years, he has shaped leaders on and off the field, and our community is shaken alongside his family,” she added.

    The incident is Oakland’s second shooting at a local school in two days.

    On Wednesday, one juvenile was shot and two were arrested at Skyline High School, police said. The juvenile who was shot was taken to the hospital and was in stable condition.

    “It is devastating,” Lee added. “Schools should be the safest spaces in our city. We need guns off our streets now.”

    CNN contributed to this report

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  • Person shot at Laney College in Oakland, police say

    Police are investigating a shooting at Laney College in Oakland on Thursday.The shooting happened before noon at the community college near Lake Merritt. Acting Police Chief Oakland James Beere said police received reports of the shooting in and around the campus. Officers found the victim with a gunshot wounded and he was taken to a local hospital. Beere said this was not believed to be an active shooting. Police were looking for a potential suspect who was dressed in all-black clothing who fled the scene.Beere did not reveal details on who was shot or where it happened. The school’s website said classes were canceled “due to an emergency” and people should not come to the campus. The shooting comes a day after a student was shot at Skyline High School in Oakland. The student is expected to recover. Two juveniles were arrested in connection with that shooting.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    OAKLAND, Calif. —

    Police are investigating a shooting at Laney College in Oakland on Thursday.

    The shooting happened before noon at the community college near Lake Merritt.

    Acting Police Chief Oakland James Beere said police received reports of the shooting in and around the campus. Officers found the victim with a gunshot wounded and he was taken to a local hospital.

    Beere said this was not believed to be an active shooting.

    Police were looking for a potential suspect who was dressed in all-black clothing who fled the scene.

    Beere did not reveal details on who was shot or where it happened.

    The school’s website said classes were canceled “due to an emergency” and people should not come to the campus.

    The shooting comes a day after a student was shot at Skyline High School in Oakland. The student is expected to recover. Two juveniles were arrested in connection with that shooting.

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  • Northern California storm forecast: Track wind speed, rain amounts for Thursday wet weather

    Northern California storm forecast: Track wind speed, rain amounts for Thursday wet weather

    Scroll below to our “Rain” section to find live weather updates.

    LIVE AT 8 A.M. AND WE BEGIN THIS HOUR. WE HAVE A LIVE LOOK AT HIGHWAY 50 AT SOUTH RIVER ROAD. IT’S A KCRA 3 WEATHER IMPACT DAY, AND WE’VE BEEN GEARING UP FOR THIS STORM ALL WEEK. ROADS ARE ALREADY WET AND THE MORNING COMMUTE CONTINUES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. I’M MIKE CHERRY AND I’M DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK. AS YOU CAN SEE WE’VE GOT TEAM COVERAGE. LOTS OF PEOPLE WORKING FOR YOU THIS MORNING IN SACRAMENTO AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS AS WE ARE TRACKING BOTH RAIN AND WIND. LET’S GO RIGHT OVER TO METEOROLOGIST TAMARA BERG NOW TO GET A CHECK OF THAT FORECAST. AND THE RAIN REALLY RAMPED UP HERE WITHIN ABOUT THE LAST HOUR. YOU’LL SEE THAT DENOTED AS YOU LOOK AT THE RADAR SWEEP. AND IT GOES FROM KIND OF A GREEN COLOR WITHIN TWO HOURS AGO. TO REALLY IN THE LAST HOUR, THAT 7:00 HOUR, IT TURNS INTO THAT BRIGHTER YELLOW, INDICATING THE MORE MODERATE TO INTENSELY HEAVIER BANDS OF RAIN PUNCHING THROUGH AS I PAUSE THE FRAME. NOW TO SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHAT YOU’RE HEADING OUT TO TOP OF THE 8:00 HOUR, YOU’LL NOTICE THAT THERE ARE SOME GOOD HEAVY RAINFALL HERE AROUND MUCH OF THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA, AS WELL AS EXTENDING HERE IN THROUGH SONORA, WHERE THE RAIN IS REALLY STARTING TO PICK UP TO MORE OF THAT MODERATE TO MODERATELY IMPACTFUL INTENSITY THERE IN TUOLUMNE COUNTY. RAIN’S COMING DOWN PRETTY GOOD. ESPARTO INTO WOODLAND, WINTERS INTO DAVIS, SACRAMENTO, DOWNTOWN, THE METRO AREA. IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE SWAMPY IF YOU’RE TRYING TO TAKE OFF AND HEAD INTO DOWNTOWN FOR WORK THIS MORNING. ELK GROVE SHOWING OFF SOME PRETTY GOOD RAIN ALONG WITH GOLD RIVER AND ON UP TOWARDS CAMERON PARK. ROSEVILLE ROCKLIN LINCOLN. EXPECT SOME OF THOSE ROADWAYS TO BE PRETTY WATERLOGGED WITH LIKELY SOME AREAS OF STANDING WATER AT THIS POINT IN THE 8:00 HOUR. ALSO SEEING SOME GOOD SOAKING RAIN FROM COPPEROPOLIS IN THROUGH SONORA AND GOT YOU COVERED HERE ALONG THE 108 STRETCH. RIVERBANK AND MODESTO STARTING TO SEE THE RAIN EASE, BUT HICKMAN AND TURLOCK, IT’S REALLY COMING DOWN, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY. 132 INTO COULTERVILLE AND HIGHWAY 120 AS WELL. THREE THINGS TO KNOW FOR THE DAY AHEAD. LET ME GET YOU A CAMERA BEHIND ME SO YOU CAN SEE. OH, THAT ONE’S PRETTY MUCH FOGGED IN. HERE’S DOWNTOWN LANDSCAPE FOR YOU. YOU’LL NOTICE THAT THE MORNING COMMUTE IS FILLED WITH STEADY RAIN AND PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS. IT’S GOING TO BE SOGGY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN, AND THEN INCHING OUR WAY INTO THE WEEKEND. I WANT YOU TO PLAN FOR PERIODS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER. IT’S NOT GOING TO BE A COMPLETE BUST OF A WEEKEND BY ANY MEANS WITH A STRONG STORM, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME SHOWERS INTERMITTENTLY INTO YOUR WEEKEND. OUTDOOR PLANS FOR TODAY. PLAN FOR A WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE VALLEY AND THE FOOTHILLS AND IN THE SIERRA. IT’S PRETTY MUCH GOING TO BE RAIN ALL DAY TODAY AND GUSTY WINDS. THE SNOW NOT ARRIVING LIKELY UNTIL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. COMING UP HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MINUTES, I’LL BREAK DOWN THE TIMING WITH FUTURECAST AND SHOW YOU HOW MUCH RAIN WE COULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE WHEN THE DAY IS SAID AND DONE AGAIN. THAT’S COMING UP IN TEN MINUTES. RIGHT NOW IT’S 802 WITH THE WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS ON THE ROADS. BRIAN, THERE ARE ISSUES. THERE ARE, AND I’LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW FOR EACH TRAFFIC INCIDENT THAT I’M MENTIONING, THERE’S 2 TO 3 MORE THAT I’M NOT MENTIONING. THIS TIME ALLOWS. THIS IS A LOOK AT INTERSTATE 80 AS YOU’RE MAKING YOUR WAY OVER TOWARDS HIGHWAY 50. THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE AN OVERTURNED BIG RIG BLOCKING THE TRANSITION RAMP. MIKE TESELLE JUST ARRIVED IN THAT AREA AND HAS A LIVE PICTURE AND REPORT FROM THAT AREA. MIKE. YEAH, AND BRIAN, WE’RE REALLY HERE TO GIVE YOU A VISUAL OF WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. WE’RE ALONG WEST CAPITOL. AS YOU LOOK UP. THAT IS THAT TRANSITION FROM 80 OVER TOWARDS EASTBOUND HIGHWAY 50. THIS SPOT IS ALMOST EXACTLY THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE FROM REID AVENUE. SO THAT BACKUP IS SIGNIFICANT TRYING TO GET HERE. THIS IS THAT ELEVATED PORTION THAT COMES UP OVER AND THEN CONNECTS BACK WITH HIGHWAY 50. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE FLASHING LIGHTS AND THE CREWS THAT ARE ON SCENE HERE WORKING TO UPRIGHT AND THEN MOVE THAT BIG RIG. BUT THIS IS THAT ACCIDENT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT, BRIAN. THESE ARE THE EYES WE HAVE ON IT HERE FROM THE GROUND FOR THIS, YOU KNOW, BIG RIG CRASH THAT, AS YOU MENTIONED, JUST ONE OF MULTIPLE INCIDENTS THAT CONTINUE TO KEEP HAPPENING. SO I’M GOING TO GET RIGHT BACK TO YOU TO CONTINUE WITH THAT TRAFFIC COVERAGE. ALL RIGHT, MIKE, THANKS FOR THE LIVE PICTURE FROM THAT AREA. AND AS MIKE INDICATED, IT IS BACKING UP TRAFFIC ACROSS THE BRIGHT BEND BRIDGE ON WESTBOUND 80. YOU CAN GET OVER TO THE CAUSEWAY FROM THERE, BUT IT’S THE TRANSITION RAMP TO EASTBOUND 50 WHERE YOU SEE PURPLE HERE. THAT’S THE AREA THAT’S CLOSED. THIS WAS A BIG RIG AND A CAR INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THERE. BIG DELAYS. WESTBOUND 80. AS YOU’RE COMING DOWN TO THE SPLIT. ONE OF THOSE DELAYS WAS CAUSED BY A CRASH THAT WAS RIGHT NEAR RALEY BOULEVARD. THEY’VE MOVED THAT OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER. IN FACT, THEY ACTUALLY JUST TOOK THOSE VEHICLES OFF AT NORWOOD. SO THAT’S NOW CLEAR. BUT THE DAMAGE DONE, YOU CAN STILL SEE SPEEDS DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS, NOT ONLY WESTBOUND BUT EASTBOUND AS WELL. 99 NORTHBOUND COMING UP THROUGH MACK ROAD. SLOW TRAFFIC HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE THAT IS GOING TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN. COMING IN FROM ELK GROVE AND I-5 ALSO DELAYED THERE. 80 A 29 MINUTE RIDE, 50 TO 26 MINUTE RIDE 99 ALSO IN THE RED AT 26 MINUTES, AND I-5, A 20 MINUTE RIDE. THERE’S ALSO A CRASH NEAR 80 IN GREENBACK, WHERE THERE’S AN OVERTURNED VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER THERE AS WELL. SO IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT, USE CAUTION ON THESE WET AND SLICK ROADS. ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, SOME GOOD ADVICE THIS MORNING, ESPECIALLY ON THIS KCRA 3 WEATHER IMPACT. YEAH, IT’S JUST GOING TO BE A ROUGH COMMUTE NO MATTER WHERE YOU’RE GOING. WE’VE GOT METEOROLOGIST OPHELIA YOUNG IN LIVE TRACKER THREE RIGHT NOW. SO WHERE ARE YOU AT THIS POINT? YES. SO I AM STILL ON I-5. I’M HEADED SOUTH THIS TIME JUST PAST THE AIRPORT WE ARE PASSING, I BELIEVE ARENA RIGHT NOW, HEADED DOWNTOWN. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT I’M SEEING. JUST HIT TRAFFIC NOW. THE RAIN HAS SUBSIDED A LITTLE BIT, BUT IN OUR THREE HOURS OF DRIVING, THIS AREA IS WHERE I SAW THE HEAVIEST RAIN. NOW EARLIER, MY EARPIECE DID DIE, I DID. WE DID PULL OVER SO WE COULD CHARGE THE EARPIECE. AND I’LL TELL YOU, IT IS GUSTY OUT HERE, EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN HAS SUBSIDED A BIT. JUST WALKING AROUND OUTSIDE THAT RAIN IS HITTING YOUR FACE PRETTY GOOD. SO A LITTLE GUSTY. AND EVEN THOUGH THE WIND HAS SUBSIDED, IT’S STILL FEELING REALLY, REALLY WET. BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE STILL GOING SOUTH. SLOW. AND WHENEVER WE ARE GOING FASTER, THOSE PASSING VEHICLES CAN CERTAINLY PICK UP A LOT OF SPRAY IMPACTING VISIBILITY. NOW, THE HEAVIEST OF THIS RAIN IS COINCIDING WITH THE MORNING RUSH. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IT IS COMING DOWN IN GOOD INCREMENTS. SO A LITTLE PONDING, BUT NOT TOO MUCH. AND HERE’S SOME BETTER NEWS IS IF YOU HAVE AN AFTERNOON COMMUTE, THOSE SHOWERS SHOULD BE LIGHTER AND MORE SCATTERED. BUT NO MATTER WHAT TIME YOU ARE LEAVING, ALWAYS GOOD TODAY TO LEAVE A FEW MINUTES EARLIER. DRIVE A LITTLE BIT SLOWER AND WE’LL ALL GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE. SAFELY BACK TO YOU GUYS IN THE STUDIO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO YOLO COUNTY CERTAINLY FEELING THE IMPACTS OF TODAY’S STORM AS WELL. LET’S GET TO KCRA 3’S ERIN HEFT THIS MORNING. YEAH. GOOD MORNING GUYS. DRY PERSON AFTER DRY PERSON. HELLO FROM YOUR WET CREW OUT IN YOLO COUNTY. TECHNICALLY. DAVIS, TAKE A LOOK. THIS IS CENTRAL PARK, WHERE ALL OF THE LEAVES ARE COMING DOWN, AND THERE’S A LOT OF WATER ON THE GROUND. WE WERE PROMISED BY OUR METEOROLOGIST ALL MORNING LONG. THAT 7:00 WAS WHEN IT WAS GOING TO GET BAD. NOW, I DON’T WANT TO MISLEAD ANYONE. THIS IS THE LOW PART OF THE PARKING LOT, BUT YOU CAN SEE LOTS OF RAIN. I MEAN, LOTS OF ACCUMULATED WATER IS MORE LIKE IT. YOU CAN SEE THAT LITTLE DRAIN THERE, LOTS OF LEAVES ACCUMULATING AROUND IT. BUT MY GOODNESS, YOU’RE KIND OF LOOKING AT THE ONLY PLACE OF REFUGE IN THE PARK. IF WE WERE SMARTER, WE WOULD HAVE STOOD UNDERNEATH THAT. BUT THAT REALLY DOESN’T TELL THAT. INTERESTING OF A STORY. BUT REALLY, IF YOU ARE IN THIS KIND OF DWELLING AND YOU’RE SHOOTING OUT AND YOU SEE HOW HEAVY THE RAIN HAS GOTTEN OVER THE LAST HOUR, HOUR AND A HALF, IT’S QUITE INTENSE OUT HERE. AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT OUR METEOROLOGISTS HAVE PROMISED ALL MORNING LONG. IT’S ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS IN YOUR CAREER WHERE YOU GO, GOSH, THIS IS JUST A PART OF THE JOB. BUT THIS WATER RESISTANT JACKET JUST AIN’T CUTTING IT AT THIS POINT IN THE MORNING, BECAUSE AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR YOU ARE WATERLOGGED. SO PLEASE, IF YOU’RE SOMEONE GOING TO BE OUTSIDE TODAY AT ANY KIND OF JUNCTURE, BRING THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT AND ALSO GIVE YOURSELF SOME EXTRA TIME ON THE ROADS BECAUSE THE PAVEMENT IS VERY, VERY, VERY


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    A storm bringing soaking rain and gusty winds arrived Thursday in Northern California. KCRA 3’s weather team issued an Impact Day for Thursday because of how wet and windy conditions will affect outdoor activities and travel for the Valley, Foothills and Sierra. RainA few showers began Wednesday evening, but rainfall slightly increased Thursday morning, impacting the morning commute for many. Meteorologist Tamara Berg said some of the steadiest rain could hit after sunrise.Steady rain will taper to scattered showers in the Valley on Thursday afternoon. The Foothills will see a continuous soaking rain all day, with the heaviest rates expected south of Highway 50.The Sacramento Valley will see 1 to 2 inches of rain. San Joaquin Valley totals will be slightly lower. Stockton and Modesto could both see up to 1 inch of rain. Lesser amounts are expected west of Interstate 5. The Foothills will be quite wet, with communities north of Highway 50 seeing 2 to 3 inches of rain Thursday. This includes Nevada City and Placerville. Foothills communities south of Highway 50, including Sonora, could also see 2 to 3 inches of rain. Berg said localized flooding is possible, but it is unlikely that rivers or creeks will be affected by this weather system.SnowThere will be plenty of precipitation over the Tahoe area summits, but most of it will come down as rain with this storm. The snow level will stay above 7,000 feet during daylight hours on Thursday, keeping Donner and Echo summits wet and windy. Cooler air will drain in Thursday night into Friday morning, dropping the snow level to about 6,500 feet, but at this point, moisture will be running out. A couple of slushy inches of snow is expected over the Tahoe summits Thursday night into Friday morning. This could be enough for chain controls and travel delays.Bigger snow totals are expected over the Sonora and Ebbetts Pass. When chain controls are in effect, the speed limit on Interstate 80 is 30 mph. On Highway 50, the speed limit is 25 mph.WindA Wind Advisory will be in effect for the Valley and delta region Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon. Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph are possible during that time, with the peak gusts most likely to occur Thursday morning. Sierra gusts could top 60 mph in wind-prone areas. Gusts around Lake Tahoe will be closer to 45 mph. Wind gusts of 40 mph or more can be enough to bring down weak tree limbs and cause isolated power outages. REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAPClick here to see our interactive traffic map.TRACK INTERACTIVE, DOPPLER RADARClick here to see our interactive radar.DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATESTHere is where you can download our app.Follow our KCRA weather team on social mediaMeteorologist Tamara Berg on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn on FacebookMeteorologist Heather Waldman on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Kelly Curran on X.Meteorologist Ophelia Young on Facebook and X.Watch our forecasts on TV or onlineHere’s where to find our latest video forecast. You can also watch a livestream of our latest newscast here. The banner on our website turns red when we’re live.We’re also streaming on the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

    A storm bringing soaking rain and gusty winds arrived Thursday in Northern California.

    KCRA 3’s weather team issued an Impact Day for Thursday because of how wet and windy conditions will affect outdoor activities and travel for the Valley, Foothills and Sierra.

    Rain

    A few showers began Wednesday evening, but rainfall slightly increased Thursday morning, impacting the morning commute for many. Meteorologist Tamara Berg said some of the steadiest rain could hit after sunrise.

    Steady rain will taper to scattered showers in the Valley on Thursday afternoon. The Foothills will see a continuous soaking rain all day, with the heaviest rates expected south of Highway 50.

    The Sacramento Valley will see 1 to 2 inches of rain.

    San Joaquin Valley totals will be slightly lower. Stockton and Modesto could both see up to 1 inch of rain. Lesser amounts are expected west of Interstate 5.

    The Foothills will be quite wet, with communities north of Highway 50 seeing 2 to 3 inches of rain Thursday. This includes Nevada City and Placerville. Foothills communities south of Highway 50, including Sonora, could also see 2 to 3 inches of rain.

    Berg said localized flooding is possible, but it is unlikely that rivers or creeks will be affected by this weather system.

    Snow

    There will be plenty of precipitation over the Tahoe area summits, but most of it will come down as rain with this storm.

    The snow level will stay above 7,000 feet during daylight hours on Thursday, keeping Donner and Echo summits wet and windy.

    Cooler air will drain in Thursday night into Friday morning, dropping the snow level to about 6,500 feet, but at this point, moisture will be running out. A couple of slushy inches of snow is expected over the Tahoe summits Thursday night into Friday morning. This could be enough for chain controls and travel delays.

    Bigger snow totals are expected over the Sonora and Ebbetts Pass.

    When chain controls are in effect, the speed limit on Interstate 80 is 30 mph. On Highway 50, the speed limit is 25 mph.

    Wind

    A Wind Advisory will be in effect for the Valley and delta region Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon. Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph are possible during that time, with the peak gusts most likely to occur Thursday morning.

    Sierra gusts could top 60 mph in wind-prone areas. Gusts around Lake Tahoe will be closer to 45 mph.

    Wind gusts of 40 mph or more can be enough to bring down weak tree limbs and cause isolated power outages.

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  • Northern California forecast: Track timing, amounts for soaking rain Thursday

    Northern California is expected to receive a soaking rain and gusty winds on Thursday.KCRA 3’s weather team is calling Thursday an Impact Day because of how wet and windy conditions will affect outdoor activities and travel for the Valley, Foothills and Sierra. RainA few showers are possible after sunset Wednesday evening, but the heaviest rainfall for the Valley is likely Thursday morning between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.Steady rain will taper to scattered showers in the Valley Thursday afternoon. The Foothills will see a continuous soaking rain all day, with the heaviest rates expected south of Highway 50.The Sacramento Valley will see around 1.5 inches of rain between Wednesday night and Friday morning. San Joaquin Valley totals will be slightly lower. Stockton and Modesto could both see up to 1 inch of rain. Lesser amounts are expected west of Interstate 5. The Foothills will be quite wet Thursday with communities north of Highway 50 seeing 1 to 2 inches of rain Thursday and Thursday night. This includes Nevada City and Placerville. Foothills communities south of Highway 50, including Sonora, will see 2 to 3 inches of rain. SnowThere will be plenty of precipitation over the Tahoe area summits, but most of it will come down as rain with this storm. The snow level will stay about 8,000 feet during daylight hours on Thursday, keeping Donner and Echo summit wet and windy. Cooler air will drain in Thursday night into Friday morning, dropping the snow level to about 6,500 feet but at this point, moisture will be running out. A couple of slushy inches of snow is expected over the Tahoe summits Thursday night into Friday morning. This could be enough for chain controls and travel delays.Bigger snow totals are expected over the Sonora and Ebbetts Pass.When chain controls are in effect, the speed limit on Interstate 80 is 30 mph. On Highway 50, the speed limit is 25 mph.WindA Wind Advisory will be in effect for the Valley and delta region Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon. Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph are possible during that time, with the peak gusts most likely to occur Thursday morning. Sierra gusts could top 60 mph in wind prone areas. Gusts around Lake Tahoe will be closer to 45 mph. Wind gusts of 40 mph or more can be enough to bring down weak tree limbs and cause isolated power outages. REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAPClick here to see our interactive traffic map.TRACK INTERACTIVE, DOPPLER RADARClick here to see our interactive radar.DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATESTHere is where you can download our app.Follow our KCRA weather team on social mediaMeteorologist Tamara Berg on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn on FacebookMeteorologist Heather Waldman on Facebook and X.Meteorologist Kelly Curran on X.Meteorologist Ophelia Young on Facebook and X.Watch our forecasts on TV or onlineHere’s where to find our latest video forecast. You can also watch a livestream of our latest newscast here. The banner on our website turns red when we’re live.We’re also streaming on the Very Local app for Roku, Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    Northern California is expected to receive a soaking rain and gusty winds on Thursday.

    KCRA 3’s weather team is calling Thursday an Impact Day because of how wet and windy conditions will affect outdoor activities and travel for the Valley, Foothills and Sierra.

    Rain

    A few showers are possible after sunset Wednesday evening, but the heaviest rainfall for the Valley is likely Thursday morning between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.

    Steady rain will taper to scattered showers in the Valley Thursday afternoon. The Foothills will see a continuous soaking rain all day, with the heaviest rates expected south of Highway 50.

    The Sacramento Valley will see around 1.5 inches of rain between Wednesday night and Friday morning.

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    Valley rain totals will likely be over an inch in the Sacramento Valley. Some Foothills communities could see up to 3 inches of rain. 

    San Joaquin Valley totals will be slightly lower. Stockton and Modesto could both see up to 1 inch of rain. Lesser amounts are expected west of Interstate 5.

    The Foothills will be quite wet Thursday with communities north of Highway 50 seeing 1 to 2 inches of rain Thursday and Thursday night. This includes Nevada City and Placerville. Foothills communities south of Highway 50, including Sonora, will see 2 to 3 inches of rain.

    Snow

    There will be plenty of precipitation over the Tahoe area summits, but most of it will come down as rain with this storm.

    The snow level will stay about 8,000 feet during daylight hours on Thursday, keeping Donner and Echo summit wet and windy.

    Cooler air will drain in Thursday night into Friday morning, dropping the snow level to about 6,500 feet but at this point, moisture will be running out. A couple of slushy inches of snow is expected over the Tahoe summits Thursday night into Friday morning. This could be enough for chain controls and travel delays.

    Bigger snow totals are expected over the Sonora and Ebbetts Pass.

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    A slushy couple of inches of snow may accumulate at the summits on I-80 and Highway 50 Thursday night. 

    When chain controls are in effect, the speed limit on Interstate 80 is 30 mph. On Highway 50, the speed limit is 25 mph.

    Wind

    A Wind Advisory will be in effect for the Valley and delta region Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon. Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph are possible during that time, with the peak gusts most likely to occur Thursday morning.

    Sierra gusts could top 60 mph in wind prone areas. Gusts around Lake Tahoe will be closer to 45 mph.

    Wind gusts of 40 mph or more can be enough to bring down weak tree limbs and cause isolated power outages.

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  • Capturing the northern lights: How to take the best photos of auroras

    Multiple parts of the United States were treated to mesmerizing colors from the aurora borealis, or northern lights, in the sky Tuesday night. This is because of a severe geomagnetic storm triggered by solar flares. Related video above: Weather Talk — How do I know if we can see the Northern Lights?The lights can appear faint when looked at with the naked eye, but with the right camera settings, the different colors and waves can be seen in photos.Forecasters say there is still a chance that some regions would get to catch the lights on Wednesday night. Here’s how to take the best photos of them:Using nighttime picture-taking settingsMost newer versions of iPhone and Android phones have a setting for taking pictures in low light. This slows the shutter speed, allowing more light in and taking a clearer picture. Here’s how to adjust settings on iPhone and Android devices like Samsung phones or Google Pixel phones. It’s important to hold your phone steady or use a tripod so your image does not end up blurry.Video below: Check out these dazzling photos of Tuesday night’s northern lights in IowaThere’s an app for that, tooThere are also apps available that are specifically designed to help you take pictures of the northern lights. Check the app stores on your iPhones or Android devices.Be in the right place at the right timeArtificial light pollution can decrease your chances of catching the best colors, so it is best to get away from cities and into rural areas for picture-taking. There will be more visibility the farther north you can get. Any time after it gets dark outside and before midnight will be the best opportunity. Related video below: What causes the colors you see with the northern lights?

    DES MOINES, Iowa —

    Multiple parts of the United States were treated to mesmerizing colors from the aurora borealis, or northern lights, in the sky Tuesday night. This is because of a severe geomagnetic storm triggered by solar flares.

    Related video above: Weather Talk — How do I know if we can see the Northern Lights?

    The lights can appear faint when looked at with the naked eye, but with the right camera settings, the different colors and waves can be seen in photos.

    Forecasters say there is still a chance that some regions would get to catch the lights on Wednesday night. Here’s how to take the best photos of them:

    Using nighttime picture-taking settings

    Most newer versions of iPhone and Android phones have a setting for taking pictures in low light. This slows the shutter speed, allowing more light in and taking a clearer picture. Here’s how to adjust settings on iPhone and Android devices like Samsung phones or Google Pixel phones.

    It’s important to hold your phone steady or use a tripod so your image does not end up blurry.

    Video below: Check out these dazzling photos of Tuesday night’s northern lights in Iowa

    There’s an app for that, too

    There are also apps available that are specifically designed to help you take pictures of the northern lights. Check the app stores on your iPhones or Android devices.

    Be in the right place at the right time

    Artificial light pollution can decrease your chances of catching the best colors, so it is best to get away from cities and into rural areas for picture-taking.

    There will be more visibility the farther north you can get. Any time after it gets dark outside and before midnight will be the best opportunity.

    Related video below: What causes the colors you see with the northern lights?

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