New Yorker Crosses The Road Amidst Insane Flood Water, Goes Viral

A video of a woman crossing a road goes viral - the footage showed her struggling to navigate the floodwaters as a crowd gathered to watch.

What’s so unusual about the flood is that it occurred on the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Watch this brave New Yorker walk (swim) across a flooded street in #Williamsburg #Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/mwRHd32fyg

— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) July 22, 2019

A severe thunderstorm has hit parts of New York and  the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning  for Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn: 

A severe thunderstorm has hit parts of New York, where tourists and locals are bracing themselves for more flash flooding after a warning was issued.

 The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings and watches, and a flash flood warning for Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.

 Already, streets and subways are experiencing flash floods after the area has experienced extremely high temperatures of more than 30C, over the last three days.

 Photos and videos uploaded to social media have shown people walking in water that is above their knees, as they try to cross local streets.

screenshot taken from NYScanner