STAY AWAY! These are the roads to avoid during heavy rainfall in Houston

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Friday, September 14, 2018
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- With any threat of heavy rainfall across the area, there are numerous roads and underpasses across the city that are prone to flooding.



The Office of Emergency Management has compiled a list of roads and underpasses to avoid in the case of heavy rain.



Officials note that all intersections and underpasses have the potential to be dangerous during periods of heavy and/or prolonged rainfall.



As always, if you see water on any roadway, turn around.




VULNERABLE HIGH WATER LOCATIONS


Greens Road @ North Freeway


Greens Road @ E. Hardy Road


Washington Ave @ Hempstead


Barker Cypress @ W. Parkview


Barker Cypress @ Clay


Barker Cypress @ Saums


Clay Rd. @ West of Brittmore Road


Crosstimbers @ I-45 N. Freeway


Kelley Street @ Hardy Toll Road


West of Boundary Street @ North Main Street


Jensen Drive @ south of Bennington Street


Bennington Street @ Eastex Fwy


Jensen Drive @ North Loop East Fwy


Mesa @ north of US 90 Highway


Katy Road @ Silver Eagle


Allen Pkwy @ Waugh Drive


Memorial @ Waugh Drive


White Oak Drive @ Taylor Street


White Oak @ Sabine


Studewood @ Katy Fwy


Center Street @ Houston Ave


Houston Ave @ Katy Freeway


North Main @ Burnett


2500 Allen Pkwy @ Montrose Drive


Memorial Drive @ Shepherd


Memorial Drive @ Studemont



Memorial Drive @ Houston Avenue


Lamar Street @ Bagby


Walker Street @ west of Bagby


Travis Street @ I-10 Freeway


Louisiana Street @ north of Franklin Street


1300 Commerce Street @ Austin Street


Texas Street @ Prairie Street


Franklin Street @ Emanuel Street


Jensen Drive @ north of Lyons Avenue


7000 Main Street @ Holcombe Blvd


7000 Fannin Street @ Holcombe Blvd


Lawndale Street @ Braes Bayou


9600 Lawndale @ E. of Goodyear Drive


Galveston Road @ S. of Howard



VULNERABLE HIGH WATER UNDERPASSES


100 Milam Street


100 Shepherd Drive


100 Yale


1000 Ave


Westpark @ S. Kirkwood


11700 Richmond


Westpark at Bonnebridge Way


1200 Studemont


1200 Wayside


North Main at Burnett


1600 East Crosstimbers


1600 Jensen


1900 Kelley Street


300 S 75th


200 Forest Hill



2100 Franklin


2400 Harrisburg


2500 Allen Parkway


2900 Allen Parkway


300 Studewood


3400 North Shepherd


3500 Kelley Street


3800 Polk


400 Ave


4800 Elgin


4800 Memorial


4900 Galveston Road


Washington at Old Katy Road


5600 Mesa


600 Broadway


6500 Jensen


7500 Clinton


7000 Clinton


7000 Fannin


7000 Main


7000 Old Katy Road


7200 J W Peavy


7200 Senate Ave


Memorial @ Woodway


8100 Harrisburg


8100 Hempstead


9600 Lawndale





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NOTE: Map and locations courtesy of City of Houston Office of Emergency Management

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