Flash flooding in Detroit left locals “praying” to survive as they had to contend with the force of nature, coupled with failing infrastructure in the Democrat-controlled region.
Literally.
“Dear God, please let me make it through,” a woman is heard saying as she navigated a flooded tunnel near Detroit Metro Airport — over 2.5 inches of rain fell in just over an hour on Wednesday.
‘OH MY GOD’: Woman prays to “make it through” after being forced to drive through high water in a tunnel after severe thunderstorms triggered major flash flooding. pic.twitter.com/haGiHRwdMo
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 31, 2025
Flooding briefly closed sections of major roadways across New York City ahead of rush hour, and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) suspended service on one of its busiest lines because of flooded tracks, ABC 7 reported.
“Some drivers on the Clearview Expressway in Queens ended up standing on the roofs of their stranded vehicles and a tractor trailer nearly fully submerged. The waters eventually receded and traffic slowly resumed, but officials still pleaded with people to stay home,” the affiliate further reported.
Latest on the storm ️ https://t.co/3HL2il1I3x | Rain has brought significant flooding to parts of New York City, including Bayside, Queens, as this Citizen App video shows. pic.twitter.com/kkDlEJcb69
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) July 31, 2025
A video shared online by AccuWeather showed people desperately trying to navigate flooded subway stations, flooded subway cars, and so much more:
Torrential rainfall and flash flooding slammed New York City and cities across the Northeast on Thursday, leading to flooded subway stations and roads. https://t.co/dybVVgfLrc pic.twitter.com/NatVDyeDQq
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 1, 2025
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
“Forced” to drive through a flooded tunnel? Or “chose” to drive through?
— BLeeTaylor (@BerryLTaylor) July 31, 2025
What an idiot…. She could have gone a different way or waited. Nothing “Made” her drive through this, except for stupidity.
— Burnschronik (@burnschronik) July 31, 2025
Rule 1. Don’t drive through flooded roadways . Stop and wait. No where you were going was worth the life of yourself and passengers.
— Jodie (@JodiStrong99999) July 31, 2025
Poor infrastructure! Need to clean the drainage!! When the drains are clogged and have spray painted signs “this is not a garbage can” you know you have a problem. I haven’t seen a repair crew out there to fix or clean up after the storm from a few weeks ago, so this issue will…
— Kenan (@kennyB_13) August 1, 2025
Urban flooding is an infrastructure problem, so where does the tax collected every year go?
— huihui (@8_housen) August 1, 2025
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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