Here are Northern California severe weather updates

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A winter storm warning remains in effect in Northern California after severe thunderstorms raced across the region early Tuesday, bringing gusty winds, lightning and torrential rain to a region battered by days of severe weather and where tens of thousands remain without power.In the Sierra, more snow is continuing to pile up and will be heavy at times so travel is not advised, Meteorologist Tamara Berg said. | Click here for a real-time traffic map | Clear here for Caltrans road conditions Severe weather jolts the region overnightAn unconfirmed 72 mph wind gust was recorded just before 4:30 a.m. east of Copperopolis in Calaveras County. About an hour earlier, 54 mph winds were recorded at Sacramento International Airport. The strong winds nearly blew a big rig over the Yolo Bypass on Interstate 5. Two people inside were able to crawl out of the cab to safety, authorities said. At one point a tornado warning was issued for Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Calaveras counties. However, no actual tornadoes were reported. The storm went on to barrel up the Foothills at a 50 mph pace, causing downed trees and power lines. Heavy Sierra snow developed from that same line. See below for important links and the latest updates from our storm coverage. | Click here for the latest forecast | Click here for sandbag locations | Click here for school closure information | Click here for interactive radar Here’s how to track power outages.More than 31,000 people across KCRA 3’s coverage area are dealing with outages on Tuesday, as of 2:13 p.m, according to a state map. That’s down from more than 60,000 before 7 a.m.SMUD’s outage map showed more than 5,000 customers affected by the outages in the Sacramento area as of Tuesday at 10:55 p.m.The numbers have been declining since an overnight high of 50,000 during peak wind gusts on Monday. But many people in the Sacramento area have been without power for days. At the peak of early Sunday’s outage, 345,000 customers were without power.See SMUD’s outage map hereSee PG&E’s outage map hereSee all California outages hereHere are more Northern California storm updates.10:45 p.m.: Westbound Interstate 80 between Colfax and the state line has been closed more than 12 hours due to snowy conditions.10 p.m.: KCRA 3 Reporter Orko Manna spoke with travelers along Interstate 80 who were dealing with not ideal driving conditions.“We’ve been here since 2:30, and just keep checking the weather report, and they keep saying two to three hours,” San Ramon resident Jennifer Satariano said. “We’ll probably just pick a hotel right off the freeway in Roseville, and then hope to head up tomorrow.” “We’re probably going to go the 50 route, go down to 50, if this doesn’t work. It might take us three of four hours to get up there, but it is what it is,” Lincoln resident Matt Swenson said.8:55 p.m.: Interstate 80 at Colfax remains closed. Road officials say the highway might reopen, but an estimated time of restoration remains unclear.6:55 p.m.: Stanislaus County officials have ordered immediate evacuations for some residents in the Newman area of the San Joaquin River and east River Road. See the image below for the map of where the evacuation orders are.Newman is on the southernmost edge of the county before crossing into Merced County.6 p.m.: Some travelers were on Interstate 80 between Colfax and Stateline when it shut down.Caltrans set up a roadblock at eastbound Drum Forebay to turn drivers around. Drivers who spoke with KCRA 3 Reporter Brittany Hope said they had been parked on the side of the interstate for hours, hoping it would open back up. “We’re going to wait it out,” said Gloria Brock, who needed to get to Reno for an appointment. “We got sleeping bags and drinks and everything.” Others made the decision to go back home.“I’m going to call my boss and turned around,” Ray Boyd said. “Don’t come over here. Don’t come this way. It’s not worth your safety or time.”5:41 p.m.: The White House has approved 14 more counties in California to be included under its emergency declaration in response to storm damages.Those new counties are: Colusa, Glenn, Humboldt, Marin, Orange, San Diego, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo and Yuba.There are now 31 of California’s 58 counties under the federal emergency declaration due to the storms.5:34 p.m.: Solano County officials have proclaimed a local emergency, citing risks of flooding, downed trees, closures, mudslides, outages and levee damages.4:17 p.m.: A large tree is blocking an offramp on westbound Interstate 80 in Vacaville, police said.4:17 p.m.: Caltrans says Highway 88 at Carson Pass has reopened, but it remains closed at Carson Spur, which is about 7 miles west going past Caples Lake.4:10 p.m.: KCRA 3 Reporter Brittany Hope tweeted two videos: one from 1:30 p.m. and the other from 4 p.m., to show how snow conditions have changed in the Sierra.3:58 p.m.: The Solano County Office of Emergency Services issued an evacuation warning in parts of Fairfield because of flooding risks at Lake Curry, according to the Fairfield Fire Department.The warning is for areas along Business Center Drive and Thomasson Lane. Officials expect if flooding does happen that it would be during the early hours of Wednesday.While evacuating is not mandatory during a warning, residents are recommended to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice if conditions change and become life-threatening.3:17 p.m.: The California Highway Patrol says eastbound Highway 50 is reopen but long delays are expected.2:12 p.m.: Highway 88 is closed from Peddler Hill Summit to Kirkwood, Caltrans said. 1:23 p.m.: All Sacramento County parks and trails will remain closed through Wednesday. 12:28 p.m.: Evacuation warnings for parts of El Dorado County at risk of flooding have been lifted. 12:20 p.m.: Here are closures in Merced and San Joaquin counties. 12:14 p.m.: Here’s an update on the forecast from Meteorologist Heather Waldman. 11:16 a.m.: The Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services has lifted the evacuation order for residents in the Wilton area. “The County would like to remind residents returning home that moderate rain and thunderstorms are expected this weekend and into next week and conditions can change rapidly,” the county said. “Those returning home should remain alert to localized flooding and road conditions, emergency response and maintenance crews are still working to clear roads and restore outages.”11:09 a.m.: Traffic is being held on eastbound I-80 at Colfax and westbound at the Nevada state line due to whiteout conditions over Donner Summit, Caltrans says. Eastbound Highway 20 in Nevada City is also being held. Highway 50 traffic is being held from Echo Summit to Meyers due to avalanche control. 10:45 a.m.: The Sacramento Fire Department says they rescued a man from the water at Discovery Park. 10:07 a.m.: The National Weather Service says brief tornadoes are possible today. 8:35 a.m.: Traffic is moving again after a large tree blocked the road on Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights following this morning’s thunderstorm. 8:24 a.m.: Here’s a look at some of those high winds this morning. 7:12 a.m.: Rep. Josh Harder, D-Calif., says that San Joaquin County has now been included in the federal emergency declaration. He had complained that the county was not initially included in the federal emergency declaration that included 18 other California counties that are being impacted by severe rain and winds.The California Office of Emergency Services told KCRA 3 that more counties will be added as they have impacts, and the request sent was based on the National Weather Service’s forecast of impacted areas.7:10 a.m.: More schools are closing on Tuesday. Here are some of the latest closures. Grand Oaks Elementary in Citrus Heights and John Barrett Middle School in Carmichael. The San Juan School District said both are affected by power outages. Gold Oak Union School district will be closed for power outagesLake Tahoe Unified Shool District Pioneer Union School District Cobb Elementary School in Lake County. C.W. Dillard Cosumnes River Elementary School Joseph Simms Elementary School is closed for power outages. Daylor and Las Flores High Schools are closed for power outages. Grass Valley School School District