U.S. 281 reopens after flooding Heavy downpours closed the major thoroughfare

Rainwater still heavily floods the intersection of U.S. 281 and Basse Road on Monday morning. Rainwater still heavily floods the intersection of U.S. 281 and Basse Road on Monday morning. Photo: Ana Ley/Express-News Photo: Ana Ley/Express-News Image 1 of / 132 Caption Close U.S. 281 reopens after flooding 1 / 132 Back to Gallery

All lanes of U.S. 281 at Basse Road are now open, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

The department also said late Monday that FM 1937 at the Medina River has reopened.

As of 9:45 p.m., all roads that had been closed had reopened.

Monday started with 10 closures but dropped to as few as two at about 2:30 p.m.

As sunshine helped dry out San Antonio's flooded roads, rivers and creeks, cleanup continued Monday. Though U.S. 281 at Basse Road was shut because of the flooding for much of the day, it reopened around by about 4 p.m. FM 1937 at the Medina River opened around 5 p.m.

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