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

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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