Commuting Safety: flooding weather
by Patrick
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Wet and woolly weekend
With storms expected into the weekend, experts are sounding the warnings about the many dangers that can sneak up on motorists.
Tires can suddenly slip on a sheet of water. Rain splattering a windshield can blind you at a critical moment.
But the leading cause of weather-related deaths in Texas is flash flooding, according to state officials. Drivers often can’t tell how deep water is in low spots, and as little as six inches can sweep vehicles away, even pickups and SUVs.
The National Weather Service, forecasting heavy rain through Friday, has issued a flash flood warning in San Antonio and throughout South Texas.
The Texas Department of Transportation tonight released this flood advisory:
- Never walk, swim or drive through swift water.
- If you don’t heed No. 1, and your vehicle stalls in deep water, ditch the car and head to higher ground if you can do so safely.
And for those who can’t remember that, here goes: “Turn Around, Donât Drown.”
Construction and closures Roads: Loop 410 Perrin Beitel weather
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Loop 410 closed Saturday
Starting tonight, workers plan to close both directions of Loop 410 on the Northeast Side through Saturday afternoon so they can set bridge beams.
Seems this morning’s heavy rain and thundery bluster might say otherwise, but the National Weather Service predicts sunny skies by Saturday, with a high at a mellow 73 degrees.
If the weather backs off as expected, crews will close all main lanes of Loop 410 at Perrin Beitel from 11 p.m. tonight to as late as 3 p.m. tomorrow, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Motorists should use alternate streets such as Nacogdoches Road and Wurzbach Parkway, and Harry Wurzbach and Austin Highway.
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