This map shows repeatedly flooded properties Uptown as identified by the National Flood Insurance Program.
With the expectation of 10 to 20 inches of water from Tropical Depression 13 this weekend, city officials have released a list of streets where flooding is most common.
“Residents are advised to stay at home during the forecasted storm unless an emergency makes it absolutely necessary for them to get on the road,” the news release reads.
The city also encourages residents to clear out the storm drains around their homes.
“Please check the storm drains on your street and clear any leaves or trash that may be blocking them,” the city wrote. “Unclogged drains can help prevent street flooding, vehicles from stalling and flood waters from seeping inside of parked cars.”
Uptown areas mentioned as prone to flooding:
- Calliope at Claiborne towards Tchoupitoulas St
- Calliope at Tchoupitoulas St On-ramps
- I-10 and Tulane Exit towards Claiborne
- 4400 Block of Washington
- Washington Ave. near Xavier
- S Claiborne/Washington.
- S Carrollton/Palmetto
- Magazine/St Mary
- Broad/Louisiana Ave./S.Claiborne
- Josephine/Prytania
- Earhart/Jeff Davis-Carrollton
- Simon Bolivar & Calliope coming from Loyola Ave under the overpass
- S. Claiborne at Joseph
Though not mentioned on the city’s list, other areas Uptown that have flooded in the last year include the residential streets in the Hurstville neighborhood in the general area around Jefferson Avenue and St. Charles Avenue, the Carrollton neighborhoods near South Claiborne and Felicity near Annunciation in the Lower Garden District.
Other areas of the city included in the city’s list:
- Airline & Tulane Ave intersection
- Claiborne/Orleans Ave.
- 500 blk of Lake Marina
- Canal Blvd/I-10/Navarre
- Erato/S Genois/City Park/Carrollton
- Gravier/Tulane/S Dupre
- Poland Ave from St Claude to N. Claiborne
- Holiday to the Crescent City Connection
- Shirley and DeGaulle
- DeGaulle under the Westbank Expressway
- General Meyer from Pace to Shirley
- Richland and General Meyer
- MacArthur and Holiday
- Tullis
- Garden Oaks
- Chelsea
- Vespasian and Wall
Also, Coliseum and Camp at Melpomene, along Coliseum Square.
Of course, my house is on the corner of Josephine and Prytania. When is the city going to upgrade the drainage here?