SAN ANTONIO – You may want to find an alternate route during the next storm if any of these areas are on your commute.
The San Antonio Fire Department has compiled a list of the 10 most dangerous flood-prone areas, based on the number of high-water rescues from 2015 through 2025. The same handful of areas have resulted in dozens of rescue calls.
“You could be thinking ‘Oh, I’m just going to go. It only looks like an inch of water. I’ll be fine,’” SAFD spokesman Joe Arrington said. “That inch of water could stall your vehicle out, then you’re stuck, and who knows when a wall of water arrives, quickly rising water is coming downstream. So it’s not worth the gamble.”
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Arrington said the list is not necessarily just low-water crossings.
The area around Seguin Road at Salado Creek, which Arrington said includes the nearby Interstate 35 access roads, tops SAFD’s list, with 46 rescue responses.
“It doesn’t have to be raining here. It can be raining on the far North Side, but that water has to go through here eventually,” he said in a Tuesday interview.
It only takes about six inches of fast-moving water to knock an adult off their feet, according to the National Weather Service. A foot of water can wash away most cars, and two feet is enough for trucks and SUVs.
The list can be viewed in its entirety below:
- Seguin Road at Salado Creek (46 rescues)
- Old O’Connor Road, located north of Lookout Road (31 rescues)
- Hollyhock Road, positioned 600 feet west of Babcock Road (20 rescues)
- Pinn Road, one-quarter mile south of West Commerce (14 rescues)
- Spencer Lane, located east of Balcones Heights (13 rescues)
- Ira Lee, north of Austin Highway (12 rescues)
- Sleepy Hollow at Sunburst (10 rescues)
- Gibbs Sprawl Road at Rosillo Creek (10 rescues)
- West Commerce Street from Pinn Road to Military Drive (9 rescues)
- North Loop, around 150 feet from West North Loop (8 rescues)
The city said it is urging residents to prepare for flash flooding as multiple storms are possible throughout this week.
If you encounter a flooded road, it’s best to turn around and find another route.
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