Dramatic Video Shows Cars Driving and Floating Amid Flash Flood

Amid a flash flood in Alabama, a video showing cars driving and floating has made its way across social media on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flash flood warning until 3:15 p.m. for Mobile County, Alabama. A flash flood warning is often issued when a flash flood is either imminent or already occurring.

“At 12:15 p.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen, with localized totals over 5 inches. Additional showers and storms will continue to produce locally heavy rainfall over the next 1 to 3 hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly,” the weather service said. “Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.”

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Samuel Camp WX shared a video of the flash flood in Mobile showing cars attempting to drive through the flooding.

“I-10 near Mobile, AL moments ago. Major surge/flooding issues currently ongoing in the area,” Camp wrote on X.

Reacting to Camp’s video the Weather Channel’s broadcast meteorologist Jacqui Jeras wrote on X, “Omigosh! I can’t believe people are trying to drive in this. So scary and dangerous!”

In addition, the NWS in Mobile also took to X to warn drivers against driving in the flood.

“Do not drive through flooded roadways! TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN!!.”

While flash floods can be dangerous in flood-prone areas, the NWS advises drivers to turn around when encountering flooded roads and motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive through flooded areas, adding that “most flood deaths occur in vehicles.”

It is unclear if there are any major accidents or injuries related to Wednesday’s flooding in Alabama. Newsweek has reached out to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency via email for comment.

Alabama’s flash flooding comes after torrential rain began on Monday as more storms were expected to begin and move through several Gulf Coast states by Wednesday morning, bringing heavy rain and severe weather, including widespread and strong tornadoes.

Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida are at the highest risk, and a flood watch and flood warning were issued for some parts of southern Arkansas ahead of the storms.

The NWS had issued a flood watch for eight states: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. In addition, flood warnings have been issued across several states.

However, despite the excessive rain, NWS meteorologist Armani Cassel previously told Newsweek that heavy rain is expected around this time of year for the region.

Cassel added that this spring storm was a multi-hazard event that is bringing a variety of severe weather threats to the region, including damaging winds, possible tornadoes and hail.