Evacuations Underway in Northern California After Levee Breached Transcript

Evacuations are underway in Northern California, after a levee breached, triggering massive flooding. And at CBS 2’s Joy Benedict reports, the heavy rain comes after two rounds of snow.

Racing to dig out, and stock up, as already overwhelmed mountain communities struggle with rain and snow melt that could destroy even more homes.

Well, I’m calling it a white tornado.

In Crestline, Don Turek looks at what’s left of his home. Not much, with the roof in the living room and in the kitchen.

This thing came down in the seven-day period, like never before.

David Daniels lives around the corner, or at least he used to, before his roof also collapsed.

First time in my life. I’m 60 years old, and I’m homeless.

But Central California bore the brunt of this storm. Early today in Pajaro, a levy failed, prompting round the clock rescues by the National Guard. Throughout Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, beaches are littered with debris, and miles of road are impassable due to rock slides, mudslides, and collapsed pavement.

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Further north, in Kernville, this is just one of at least a dozen rivers that overflowed, with officials monitoring 30 more statewide. In San Francisco, the winds and rains caused a massive tree to crush several cars. Caltrans has been working around the clock, and this month alone, has cleared 45 million cubic yards of snow. That is enough snow to fill 100 Rose Bowl stadiums. Joy Benedict, CBS News: Crestline, California.