Tonight, another storm
hitting Northern California,
bringing in some heavy rain and snow.
Here in Sacramento we're
seeing some much needed rain,
but it's been pouring for hours
causing flooding in several areas,
and ABC 10s Becca Habegger took this
video earlier today showing just
how wet the streets are out there.
It's only getting wetter right now
and there have been several accidents
throughout our area causing Rd closures,
police asking drivers to slow
down and be cautious.
On the roads, good evening.
I'm Luke Clary.
Thank you so much for joining us on this
special edition of the ABC 10 News.
As we continue tracking this storm,
bringing rain to the valley and snow
to higher elevations this weekend,
we're also watching for event
cancellations and road conditions,
making travel a challenge for drivers.
ABC 10s Alicia Machado joins us
live from Sacramento tonight with
a look at conditions on how you
can stay safe if you need to get
out on the roads this weekend.
Good evening, Luke.
The rain continues to come down here in
Sacramento as it has for much of the day.
We are out here near Riverside Blvd.
And I want to show you what,
what what we're dealing with out here.
Take a look at this standing water here,
just pulling on the side of the road.
I'm guessing there's about 5 inches or so,
but as you go deeper it,
it's hard to tell how many inches there
are here because it's kind of murky.
It's hard to see inside and
that's one of the driving tips
that we have for you today.
After speaking with the driving school owner,
take a listen.
The pitter
patter of rain back in the
Sacramento Valley this weekend
after a short break Friday,
making for wet slick roads and
causing water to pull along streets.
The conditions on the roads
making travel challenging for
most drivers we spoke with.
It's pretty difficult.
It seems to have picked up
recently and just a lot of fog,
a lot of not being able to see
on the road, so you know you
got to be careful out there.
The downpour causing a visitor we spoke
with from Brazil to change his plans.
We would go to Lake Tahoe but with the
rain we are staying here doing shopping,
this Sacramento parking
lot turning into a pond.
I'm standing on a curb right here but
there's about a foot of water below me.
Some cars deciding to travel through
this area but really taking it slow.
While it doesn't bother some,
we made it to the Children's Museum
today and played inside instead of
outside and like 2 year old Ava and
family and the rain is much needed it.
Creates the potential for unsafe
driving conditions, limited visibility,
hydroplaning and accidents
slowing down. That's absolutely crucial.
Heading Mortensen, owner of Bond
driving School based in Sacramento,
says staying safe on the roads in the
rain involves being both cautious while
you're driving in tough conditions,
but also preparing your vehicle
before the rain even comes down.
Make sure your windshield wipers are working,
check tire treads and keep car
maintenance up to date once it
starts raining if you see water.
Collecting on the roads avoid that
standing water or areas where it pulls.
We don't know what's underneath
those standing waters.
They could be debris,
they could be things that
are falling off the trees,
limbs and so forth can
really damage your vehicle.
And if you hydroplane, hydroplane
is losing the ability to have
friction with the ground,
so you actually riding on top of the water.
Only way you could actually get out
of a hydroplane is not breaking.
It's not gas, it's actually staring.
Now, similar to driving in the rain,
if you're planning on heading up to the snow,
you'll want to be cautious.
Stay slow, and increase the distance
between you and the car in front of
you in case you need to break slowly.
It can be very challenging when
the ground gets slushy and snowy.
Ultimately, AAA says that if you don't
need to drive out, just stay home.
Alright, thanks Alicia.
Very good things to know.
Now get inside and get dry. Thank you.