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Worst drought in over a krcentu. from the north to the south tuesday into wednesday. now, the snowpack in the sierra nevada mountain range is typically a gauge for how dry it is. according to nassau, it is at 5% of where it normally would be. take a look at this asounding photo. this was an image taken by a nasa satellite in 2005, roughly around march 31st. you can see how lush the landscape is and how much snowfall there was across the sierra nevada mountain ranges. skip forward by ten years. l...

In the southeast more of the same. precipitation. not necessarily the snowfall obviously but seeing rain. it may -- i would say the next couple of days. in the south, windshield wiper action. especially along 65 75 be careful. as we make our way into the forecast into monday another chance of seeing severe storms pop up. too early to say whether were talking tornados. still, severe thunderstorms, large hail, damaging winds all certainly a possibility. yes, the tornados cant rule those out either...

Mississippi. this is a rye risk for severe weather. behind the storm, a lot cooler. highs only in the 40s in minneapolis and also in cheg. with that tolder air behind it, were going to see some of the rain transition into snowfall. they could be looking at six inches of snow across parts of new england. still feeling like winter out there, but we still have the severe risk across parts of the mississippi river valley. >> it is now 41 minutes after the top of the hour. new this morning, one of th...

Is in steady decline. we have to embrace that if we want to keep living out here. >> stark stuff there. our sara sidner in a dry and desperate pine flat lake, california. >> we want to get more on this story. our meteorologist, pedram javaheri, joins us now with more. it was true what we heard from the lady at the start. you dont know what youve missed until the water runs dry. >> yeah. its getting there quickly. you know, the numbers are staggering of how much water they need, how little water ...

Of snow. over the years this crucial water source the sierra nevada mountains has been shrinking before our eyes look at the lack of snowfall by 2015. the devastating impact seen here more than 66% of the state now under extreme or exceptional drought. as the water supply windals, california residents are growing desperate. sara sidner joins us from a neighborhood in los angeles. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is unprecedented. one study shows this is the worst drought in californ...

But in a state with 1.5 million swimming pools and sprawling growth, that wont be easy. cities like long beach and businesses like mcdonalds have been fined for wasting water. now theyre installing new water meters, so-called electronic ankle bracelets to monitor consumption. >> absolutely, it changes their behavior very quickly. you cant hide. >> reporter: fallout from the crippling crisis will soon tarnish some of californias most spectacular sites. this will turn to a trickle by june. some st...

How long have you not had running water in the house? >> its been a year and one month. my daughter, you know, she came from school -- mommy, i cant live there way. they say, i dont got water, i didnt shower. that i stink. >> reporter: from a town to the countryside, you get a glimpse of exactly what the drought is doing to the state especially here atop pine flat lake. its one of californias largest reservoirs. youll notice when the water runs out, there are rings left behind where the water on...

State, especially here atop pine flat lake. one of the largest reservoirs. when the water runs out, there are rings left behind. even gps is having trouble keeping up. according to this we should be submerged in deep water right now. >> we had a terrible winter in terms of rainfall and snowfall. theres no snow in the mountains. there will be no snowmelt to replenish those reservoirs. california has about one year of water left in its reservoirs on the surface. >> reporter: so far county official...

And well learn how to cope with it. >> reporter: while the governor is tonight optimistically hoping that californians will reduce their water use by 25%, nothing is going to help these reservoirs except for rainfall and snowfall. that simply isnt going to happen. tonight many are also wishing the governor did more ordering mandatory water rationing. that also isnt going to happen the governor saying hes doing all he can for right now. >> thanks to miguel for that report. all in america is hea...

Will be feeling on the skin when we factor in the wind. we are talking single digits from buffalo, new york to state college, philadelphia, new york and providence in the teens and lower 20s. a very frigid start to your sunday morning and weekend. the cold snap of air in terms of temperatures, we are expecting 10 to 20 degrees below normal. on the contrast, a tale of two seasons, the western half of the united states, temperatures ten to 20 degrees above normal. that includes, colorado all the w...