City Streets Flood Due To Tropical Storm Debby: St. Petersburg Police

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — As Tropical Storm Debby churns along Florida’s west coast Sunday, streets are flooding across St. Petersburg, police said in a news release.

The following streets are flooded as of Sunday afternoon:

• 4th Street northbound and southbound from 42nd Avenue S. to 45th Avenue S.
• Sunset Drive S.
• 36th Avenue NE to 34th Avenue NE in the Crisp Park area
• Brightwaters Boulevard NE from Snell Isle Boulevard to Lamar Way NE
• Shore Acres Boulevard NE from Overlook Drive NE to Delaware Avenue NE
• Venetian Boulevard NE from Bayou Grande Boulevard NE to Ohio Avenue NE
• Connecticut Avenue NE and Delaware Avenue NE from Shore Acres Boulevard NE to Overlook Drive NE
• 89th Avenue NE to 92nd Avenue NE from 1st Street NE to Oak Street NE

There’s also water in the road at 83rd Avenue NE at Riverside Drive NE.

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“Please avoid those streets at this time,” police said. “We encourage all motorists to please do not drive on streets with standing water.”

Debby will likely move slowly across the state Monday, produce rainfall totals of 6-18 inches over northern Florida through Friday morning, and cause flash, urban and river flooding, according to the National Weather Service.