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LIST: Flooding, high water prompts multiple road closures across East Texas

CBS19 will update this story as more reports come into the newsroom.

Several roadways across East Texas are experiencing flooding issues causing closures and barricades to be erected.

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According to local first responders, the following areas are affected by high water:

  • Intersection of Old Troup Highway and Troup Highway (TYLER)
  • Intersection of Troup Highway and ESE Loop 323 (TYLER)
  • Intersection of Varsity Drive and Patriot Drive (TYLER)
  • Intersection of West Erwin Street and North Glenwood Boulevard (TYLER)
  • Spur 364 (TYLER)
  • The Foundry Apartments (TYLER)
  • Cumberland Road between Broadway Avenue and Paluxy Drive - Closed (TYLER)
  • Calloway Road between Old Troup Highway and Lazy Creek Drive; tree across roadway - Closed (TYLER)
  • Intersection of Longview Street and Hale Street (Region VII) - Closed (KILGORE)
  • SH 135 Southbound at the railroad overpass - Closed (KILGORE)
  • Willow Springs Road - Closed (KILGORE)
  • Sceyne Road and East Lantrip Street to Mockingbird Street - Closed (KILGORE)
  • Commerce Street between Mexia Street and Smackover Street - Closed (KILGORE)
  • Martin Luther King Boulevard, between SH 31 and Sanders Street - Closed (KILGORE)
  • Intersection of Leach Street and Birch Street (KILGORE)
  • Intersection of Roberts Street and White Street (KILGORE)
  • West Lanrtrip Street, between Longview Street and School Street (KILGORE)
  • Use caution at the traffic circle on Houston Street (KILGORE)
  • Shell Camp Road (GLADEWATER)
  • Farm-to-Market Road 2089 - Nearly a foot of water on the roadway (OVERTON)
  • Farm-to-Market Road 3053 - Flooded (OVERTON)
  • County Road 1111 - Flooded (OVERTON)
  • Farm-to-Market Road 2497 South - Closed (DIBOLL)  
  • Intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 1798 and Farm-to-Market Road 840 - Tree and power lines in roadway (RUSK)
  • SH 21 - Tree down (HOUSTON COUNTY)
  • Farm-to-Market Road 2022 (HOUSTON COUNTY)
  • Farm-to-Market Road 227 (HOUSTON COUNTY)
  • US 287 - Tree down (HOUSTON COUNTY)
  • Cherokee Trail in the Kickapoo Subdivision (HENDERSON)
  • West Main Street by West Vale (HENDERSON)
  • Fordall Street by Lake Forest Parkway (HENDERSON)
  • Sand Avenue (HENDERSON)
  • Highway 79 South in front of Lowe’s and Heaton Eye (HENDERSON) Highway 2459 North just passed Highway 322 right before the loop (HENDERSON)
  • Pine Hill Road near Farm-to-Market Road 840 (HENDERSON)
  • Belvedere area including Jenkins Creek and West Main Creek - Flooded (HENDERSON) 
  • Farm-to-Market Road 95 ear SH 7 East - Large tree in roadway (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY)
  • Intersection of Hawkins Parkway and McCann Road - Traffic lights may be on constant red (LONGVIEW)

  • Intersection of Gilmer Road and Farimont Street - Traffic lights may be on constant red (LONGVIEW)

  • Intersection of South Street and Center Street - Traffic light out (LONGVIEW)
    Intersection of Judson Road and Pegues Drive - Flooding (LONGVIEW)

  • Mobberly Street - Flooding (LONGVIEW)

  • Intersection of Toldeo Street and West Loop 281 - Flooding (LONGVIEW)

  • West Cotton Street near Spur 63 - Flooding (LONGVIEW)

  • Farm-to-Market Road 2497 at Cedar Creek closed to high water (ANGELINA COUNTY)

  • Smith County Road 247 closed due to high water (ARP)

Credit: KYTX CBS19 Staff
A tree has blocked Calloway Road near Old Troup Highway in Tyler.
Credit: KYTX CBS19 Staff
A tree has blocked Calloway Road near Old Troup Highway in Tyler.

Not all flooded roadways have barricades due to the number of location. The Kilgore Police Department is asking residents to allow for a few extra minutes to turn around in the event high water is encountered.

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The National Weather Service is also reporting flooding in the Rabbit Creek area of Kilgore and the Mud Creek area, near Jacksonville.

Officials say water is also spilling over a bridge between Troup and Arp.

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CBS19 will update this story as more reports come into the newsroom.

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