CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As we continue to track what's happening in the Gulf, it's already said to be having an impact on low-lying coastal areas like North Beach in the form of minor coastal flooding.
We are not expecting as high of a tide as Tropical Storm Alberto brought us on North Beach back in June.
3NEWS found some minor street flooding in those typical areas we see water during high tide.
As a precaution, the City has closed some of those beach access streets and changed the traffic flow for others including: Surfside Boulevard from Coastal Avenue to Pearl Avenue and from North Shoreline Boulevard to Coastal Avenue has been turned into a two-way road.
The following streets have been closed:
- Golf Place from Surfside Boulevard to the beach
- Kleberg Place from Surfside Boulevard to the beach
- Paul Place from Surfside Boulevard to the beach
- S. Hotel Place from Surfside Boulevard to the beach
- Breaker Avenue from Surfside Boulevard to the beach
- Bushick Place from Surfside Boulevard to the beach
- Stewart Place from Surfside Boulevard to the beach
- Neal Street from Gulfbreeze Boulevard to the beach
- Sandbar Avenue from Gulfbreeze Boulevard to the beach
- Gulden Street from Gulfbreeze Boulevard to the beach
- Seagull Boulevard from St. Charles Street to Gulfspray Avenue
- Surfboard Avenue from E. Causeway to Timon Boulevard
- Gulfspray Avenue from E. Causeway to Timon Boulevard
- Treasure Avenue from E. Causeway to Seagull Boulevard
- Tourist Avenue E. Causeway to Timon Boulevard
- Bridgeport Avenue from N. Shoreline Boulevard to Surfside Boulevard
- Breakwater Boulevard from Surfside Boulevard to N. Shoreline Boulevard
City officials said they will continue to monitor these areas and be ready for any impacts to the gulf-facing beaches and to North Beach.
At this time, attractions like the USS Lexington don't have any plans to change their hours, but they too will adjust if they start to see any safety concerns.