Friday, May 22, 2015

MOTHER NATURE GIVES CORPUS CHRISTI A BATH: WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; MORE BATHING TODAY AND TOMORROW




MAY 22, 2015

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

Dozens of cars were overcome with water in the latest round of heavy rain that brought widespread flooding to parts of Corpus Christi.

The majority of the flooding from the slow-moving storm was along I-37 and also the Crosstown Expressway.

At Brownlee and I-37, the water was up to the roof of one Chrysler.

Another eight cars got stuck underneath the Crosstown at Port Avenue.

Quite a few drivers sought shelter on higher ground in convenient store parking lots along Port, waiting for the water to go down.

Police and firefighters spent hours responding to stalled cars and eventually rescuing drivers who needed help getting out of their vehicles.