Video Shows Woman Being Swept Away By Floodwaters In NYC

Commuters all across New York City have experienced trouble getting around after flash flooding hit the Big Apple.

On Wednesday heavy rain resulted in several streets and subway stations to experience major flooding leaving commuters stranded.

One video that has gone viral shows a woman exiting a city bus and as she attempts to jump onto the sidewalk from the bus to avoid floodwaters she ended up falling resulting in her to be swept away.

Watch here:

Woman gets off bus and walks into flood water in NYC pic.twitter.com/aPFyn8aJ5Q

— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) May 21, 2026

Rolling Out reported more on the incident:

New York City did not slowly flood on Thursday. It drowned all at once. A severe thunderstorm dumped up to two inches of rain in a single hour, turning streets across the five boroughs into rushing rivers, swallowing cars, shutting down highways, and suspending subway service — all before most New Yorkers had finished their morning commute. The flooding was fast, it was brutal, and for millions of people who depend on the city’s aging transit infrastructure to get through their day, it was a reminder of exactly how fragile that system truly is.

Amid the chaos, one piece of footage cut through everything else. A woman in a pink shirt was caught on camera being swept backward by a powerful rush of floodwater near a bus stop, her footing lost in seconds as the water surged around her. The clip went viral almost immediately, drawing reactions that ranged from genuine alarm to dark humor from onlookers who shared and reshared it across social media. No injuries were reported in connection with the incident, but the image of a person being carried off by flooding in the middle of a major American city landed with undeniable force.

That footage became the face of Thursday’s flooding — but the full picture was considerably larger. The Long Island Expressway saw partial shutdowns as floodwater overtook lanes. F train service was suspended, stranding commuters across Brooklyn and Queens. Even a scheduled Yankees game was delayed, a small detail that nonetheless underscored just how completely the storm disrupted daily life across the city.

More scenes of the flooding in New York:

New York City is currently in a flood 😭

🎥: @whatisny pic.twitter.com/NidiSVLqAN

— Complex (@Complex) May 21, 2026

Queens is reportedly flooded right now. pic.twitter.com/X3rT2SLKZE

— Rain Drops Media (@Raindropsmedia1) May 21, 2026

It’s 2026 and NYC is the richest city on Earth.

Still can't handle the rain.

Taxes up.

City down the drain. pic.twitter.com/QDQUc6Ujy4

— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) May 21, 2026

The New York Post reported more on the flash flooding in New York City:

New York City was pummeled with heavy rain and thunderstorms, leaving stranded drivers forced to seek refuge atop their cars amid violent flash flooding.

Wild footage showed commuters being swept off their feet and cars being overwhelmed as the deluge of rain and 60-mph winds battered the city late Wednesday.

Storm warnings were in place across New York City — but Queens felt the brunt of the tempest with 2.57 inches reported in Bellerose, according to Fox Weather meteorologist Christopher Tate.

Commuters’ trips home were thrown into chaos, with the I-495 in Fresh Meadows, the Grand Central Parkway eastbound lanes, and the Cross-Island Expressway in Bellerose were all closed.

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It was “some of the worst flooding I have seen,” said Queens Village native Charlton D’Souza, founder of nonprofit organization Passengers United, who filmed from inside his chaotic bus ride home.

Drivers stranded on the Jackie Robinson Parkway were forced to clamber onto the roof of their cars.

NYC metro has its own 'WATERFALL' now

Thunderstorms and flashfloods wreak havoc in New York https://t.co/ARrMziF9GZ pic.twitter.com/h5WaHdX2xU

— RT (@RT_com) May 21, 2026