Rainstorm expected to soak Santa Maria

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -

All this rain has drivers in Santa Maria rushing indoors for grab a bite.

I’m taking advantage of the rain so I can come in and eat," said customer Alfredo Camacho at Chick-fil-A.

Camacho gets ready to head back out, he’s nervous about the slippery roads.

"The first signs of wet roads is slippery and a lot of people are not used to it … especially because of technology … everybody’s on their phone and accidents happen," said Camacho.

Santa Maria police say the crashes tend to add up when it rains.

"We do have a series of increase increase in traffic collision when it does rain so if I had to put out a message to the community it’s slow down give yourself a little extra time to get where you’re going," said Lt. Jesse Silva of the Santa Maria Police Department.

During wet weather, officers say you want to pay attention to the other drivers on the roadway in addition to what you’re doing in your vehicle.

"During the holiday season I know people are out shopping … spending time with family but take that extra minute to be a little patient when you’re out there driving give yourself a little extra time," said Silva.

As for Camacho, he plans to pay attention to his surroundings while hitting the wet roads.

"Because … anything can happen … because we’re not used to the rain we haven’t gotten rain in seven years so nobody’s used to it," said Camacho.

More rain is expected to continue on the Central Coast throughout the evening and into the morning.