Overwhelming rain: Trapped in South Florida's Flash Flood Emergency

That first man is my dad, he's thankfully safe! Very scary experience.

What do they expect when developers pave over every single green space.

I'm a born and raised floridian. People move here not realizing how bad it is. People move here think it's paradise and it is to a point. It's absolutely beautiful. But they need to do their homework. You have to deal with the heat, Hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, gators, diseased mosquitoes and ect. This is what living in florida is like. You run from the water and hide from the wind that's really all you can do. We've been in such a bad drought we need the rain but unfortunately it was too much for too long and this is just the start. We have months and months of hurricane season ahead. All you can do is pray the big one doesn't hit your town.

Very good video. Seriously better than the bigger broadcasting stations

Aww... the guy that tried to gather the water in all the tubs and kid's swimming pool. Just want to hug him - he tried.

Great media coverage of this flooding event. Advising folks to leave their cars, the flooded home frustration, higher flooding risks due to large vehicle wakes, and then finally the hopelessness of losing your glasses in the floodwaters. You really captured the essence of the crisis and how the victims were handling it in real time. Well done!

Man this shit makes me feel like crying. I feel so sorry for these people. I wish I could help them all. But I can't even help myself. May God help all of us. Amen to that 🙏.

Dude won’t give up his vehicle and just sitting in there with water filling up .Wow

This was so well done. Nicely done with so much respect for the residents. ❤ 🙏

Automotive engineer here who has worked on vehicle level water intrusion. Just because you don’t have an engine to stall out doesn’t mean you can’t do massive damage to the electrical system. Many of the wiring harnesses, connectors, modules, etc are not meant to be totally submerged. This was the case even with combustion vehicles, you’ve just soaked a lot of electronics that really weren’t meant to be submerged. You may drive away but you’ve just set in motion a long term failure of the system from corrosion and moisture issues. Also EV batteries can completely fail if water makes it past the sealed outer structure. Yes they make every attempt to try to seal water out but it can cause shorting and corrosion if it does get in. Most batteries are vented to prevent pressure build up, they aren’t what you would think of as water tight. I would never recommend submerging your car most are just simply not meant to handle it. Only some specialized off road vehicles are designed to ford water, and it takes a lot of driver skill not to destroy the car.

Thank you for your excellent report. These human fates are very tragic! I wish strength and health to those affected!

Ohhhh! That family just redid their house! He is a typical calm and strong Florida guy who lives with floods, hurricanes, tornadoes every day.

Sir, thank you for this great reporting. THIS is what news reporting was like 30 years ago. What the local Miami stations were pumping out today was utter garbage. Note: This isn't a "1000-year flood". I'm 45. I've seen this type of rains in Fort Myers, Florida at least 4 times, IGNORING hurricanes.

God bless that man swimming around in the water to help that guy find his glasses

YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. PEOPLE CONTINUE LIVING THERE. INSURANCES CAN'T AFFORD TO SUSTAIN ENTIRE COUNTIES WORTH OF REPAIRS.

Thank you so much for helping people out and also posting this

0:39 The guy driving out of the flooding is a whole lot smarter than they guy driving right through the middle of it.

Crushing it! Great job JP.

I can only imagine the devastation. I live in Houston and it floods a lot here too. My house has never flooded but I've gotten caught out on a flooded road or two and it was miserable and scary. My prayers go out to all of those impacted in Florida.

Thank you, Jonathan. Your videos are always so enlightening. Be safe.