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Do you know what Corpus Christi streets to avoid in a storm?

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Corpus Christi Caller Times

Do you know what streets to avoid in a storm?

In Corpus Christi, city officials estimate there are more than 40 roadway points that are well-known to flood in heavy rain. It's important to know, though, that it can flood anywhere given the right circumstances.

In this 2016 file photo, Steven Galindo walks around his flooded car on Kostoryz Road.

Here are some of the areas you should steer clear of during severe weather, according to authorities:

Southside

  • Ennis Joslin Road at South Padre Island Drive
  • Rodd Field Road at SPID 
  • Fred's Folly Drive at Slough Road
  • Staples Street at SPID
  • Everhart Road at SPID
  • Crosstown Expressway at S. Staples Street

Central

  • Kostoryz Road at SPID
  • Buford Street at 3rd Street
  • Staples Street at Coleman Avenue
  • Staples Street at Furman Avenue
  • Staples Street from Booty Street and Six Points
  • Ayers Street at 6th Street
  • Staples Street at Blucher Street
  • Brawner Parkway at Kostoryz Road
  • Brawner Parkway, from Kostoryz Road to Devon Drive
  • Lawnview Street at Texan Trail

Northside

  • Port Avenue at Leopard Street
  • Leopard Street and Palm Drive
  • Brownlee Boulevard at Interstate 37
  • Interstate 37 access roads at Navigation Boulevard

Westside

  • Baldwin Boulevard at Morgan Avenue
  • Morgan Avenue at Crosstown Expressway
  • Agnes Street from McBride Lane to SPID
  • Clarkwood Road at Agnes Street
  • Agnes Street at North Padre Island Drive
  • Gilliam Street at Agnes Street 
  • Port Avenue at Crosstown Expressway

Downtown/Uptown

  • Leopard Street at Crosstown Expressway
  • Lipan Street at Mexico Street 
  • Kinney Street at Water Street
  • Mesquite Street at John Sartain Street
  • Hughes Street at Water Street

Flour Bluff

  • Matlock Street at Redmond Street 
  • Waldron Road at SPID
  • Montreal Drive at Manitoba Drive
  • Flour Bluff Drive at Glenoak Drive 
  • Retta Drive at Glenoak Drive
  • Flour Bluff Drive at Roscher Road

The Island

  • Newport Pass Road
  • Zahn Road

Source: City of Corpus Christi emergency management