Abandoned cars underwater after thunderstorms hit Florida

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Shocking footage show abandoned cars underwater after thunderstorms and flooding hit Florida.  Widespread thunderstorms brought downpours and flooding to Tampa Bay, Florida on Wednesday (4).  The footage show cars with their hazard lights on as the flood water continues to rise.  People who were living in the bay area where urged to use caution between 5pm and 9pm during the peak of the storm.  Cars were left stranded in the street as people waded through water to safety.  It is estimated that more than 5,000 residents have been left without power.

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00:00Yeah, this is f***ing crazy, dude. So that's the road, right? Lights, food.

00:07Literally, you like...

00:12There's so many cars that are looking down at this. You see these two cars? That car?

00:17Yeah. The car in front of it?

00:20Oh, it's super cool.

00:26This water is about to come straight up.

00:29It's crazy.

00:33Watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out.

00:35I'm so wet.

00:36I know. Literally, here...

00:37Look at that tiny car!

00:38Yeah, there was like an Amazon truck that came and it was like all the way to like almost the hood.

00:44Yeah, there's this route and two routes over there are just bad.

00:47No.

00:49No, they've been stuck for a little bit.

00:50They're supposed to close. You can't even stop right there.

00:53Is this like normal for this area?

00:55No.

00:57There's like a canal over there and I think it rained so hard that it just flooded and brought it all here.

01:01Yeah, it's just, you know...

01:03Yeah, this is crazy.

01:06I thought the tow truck got stuck for a second.

01:11Even this whole parking lot is flooded.

01:14Yeah.

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