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I yelled NOOOO and picked her up by the scruff of her neck and she continued to pee....
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I read somewhere, that in order to stop a dog from peeing in mid-stream, you need to push their butt down in a sitting position. A dog will not pee if they are sitting. So next time she does it in front of you, instead of picking her up, push her butt down, tell her "NO" and then pick her up and carry her outside. (you may want to keep your coat and slip on shoes handy by the door, so you can grab them quickly).
I agree, that you need to take her out every 2-3 hours. Don't allow her a chance to make a mistake. Every time they pee in the house, it sets them back. You need to limit the number of accidents to maybe 2 a week, not 2-3 times a day. If you don't give her a chance to have an accident in the house, she will learn faster.
Also, be prepared to keep up the training for month(s). Sometimes it just takes a long time for a yorkie to be housebroken. I agree that training her on pads in the early part of her life, has made your job harder. You may have to pick up area rugs, because they may simulate a "peepad" in her mind. the fact she was trained on pee pads (and not even reliably, which means she was allowed to go in the house, anywhere) means it is going to take longer. You are having to accomplish 2 things 1. un-train her on pee pads and doing it in the house and 2. train her to go outside, only.