ANTELOPE, Calif. — The rainy season isn’t new for people living in the valley but as the forecast calls for multiple days of rain, concerns start to rise for people who’ve dealt with problems in the past.
"When it gets going, it starts flooding. We live right up the street on Blackfoot Way and when the trees start falling down and the weather hits, it breaks down our power line and it causes us to have power outages and everything,” said Milliann Davis, in Antelope.
Davis says the rain worries her because she has a mother with disabilities at home who relies on an oxygen tank, and, if they lose power, there’s no telling how long it might be before it comes back.
She says she’s also witnesses hit-and-runs, because people want to speed trying to get home.
"I see a lot of water hits the ground and the potholes, and some of them are very dangerous for whenever we're driving cause people try to swerve around to not hit the potholes and it causes accidents,” Davis said.
ABC10 saw a weather-related accident at the intersection of Hollister and Lincoln avenues in Carmichael where the vehicle had to be towed because the driver left it behind.
"People just have to slow down and take their time. You know, that's all, especially when it starts to rain like this and we haven't had rain in a while. They got to slow down. Take your time. Don't crash into me,” said Michael Childs, in Antelope.
Childs says he’s preparing for the rest of the rainy season by gathering sandbags around his garage.
Both say they want to see drivers take others into consideration as the weather worsens.
"I would appreciate it if people actually think before they get in their vehicle. And to think, to be safe getting home, because there's other people trying to get home to their families,” Davis said.
CHP is asking people to keep their wipers and headlights on when driving in rainy conditions. Avoid flooded roads and keep an emergency kit in your car.
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