{"id":240988,"date":"2026-05-22T21:02:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/240988\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T21:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:02:29","slug":"watch-torrential-downpours-flood-nyc-streets-and-trap-vehicles-in-queens-and-brooklyn-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/240988\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Torrential Downpours Flood NYC Streets and Trap Vehicles in Queens and Brooklyn | Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            &#8230;FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT THIS<br \/>\nAFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL CULLMAN, CENTRAL MADISON, SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN,<br \/>\nJACKSON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>At 245 PM CDT, Doppler radar has indicated thunderstorms producing<br \/>\nheavy rain across portions of the warned area, especially from<br \/>\naround Hanceville northward to Holly Pond, and into western portions<br \/>\nof Marshall County.  Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.<br \/>\nAdditional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible especially<br \/>\nin areas from Woodville and Paint Rock, northeastward through<br \/>\nSkyline.  Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.<\/p>\n<p>HAZARD&#8230;Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE&#8230;Radar.<\/p>\n<p>IMPACT&#8230;Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,<br \/>\nhighways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor<br \/>\ndrainage and low-lying areas.<\/p>\n<p>Some locations that will experience flash flooding include&#8230;<br \/>\nSouthern Huntsville, Cullman, Scottsboro, Guntersville, Arab,<br \/>\nBridgeport, Redstone Arsenal, Hanceville, Good Hope, Stevenson,<br \/>\nOwens Cross Roads, Hollywood, Grant, Skyline, Gurley, Holly Pond,<br \/>\nSection, Woodville, Pisgah and Dodge City.<\/p>\n<p>PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Turn around, don&#8217;t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood<br \/>\ndeaths occur in vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>&amp;&amp;<\/p>\n<p>FLASH FLOOD&#8230;RADAR INDICATED<\/p>\n<p>                            &#8230;A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL MARSHALL&#8230;<br \/>\nNORTHWESTERN JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM<br \/>\nCDT&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>At 243 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over<br \/>\nWoodville, or 13 miles west of Scottsboro, moving northeast at 20<br \/>\nmph.<\/p>\n<p>HAZARD&#8230;Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE&#8230;Radar indicated.<\/p>\n<p>IMPACT&#8230;Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around<br \/>\nunsecured objects.<\/p>\n<p>Locations impacted include&#8230;<br \/>\nScottsboro, Hollywood, Skyline, Gurley, Woodville, Pleasant Groves,<br \/>\nHytop, Paint Rock, Martintown, and Lim Rock.<\/p>\n<p>PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.<\/p>\n<p>Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to<br \/>\nlocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded<br \/>\nroadways.<\/p>\n<p>&amp;&amp;<\/p>\n<p>MAX HAIL SIZE&#8230;0.00 IN;<br \/>\nMAX WIND GUST&#8230;50 MPH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8230;FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL CULLMAN, CENTRAL MADISON, SOUTHEASTERN&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240989,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[94182,9,24,63,122,124,123,94183],"class_list":["post-240988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-extras","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-vv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}