Queens, NY Lightning & Flash Flooding – 8/4/2017

Dawn thunderstorms dump torrential rains on Queens, NY and create flash flooding conditions on area roadways.
Shot Description

Scenes 1 – 3: Cloud to ground lightning in Queens, NY.
Scene 4: Rain water pours out of an Alligator rain gutter extension, as torrential rains continue to fall.
Scenes 5 – 7: People out with their umbrellas on Woodhaven Blvd in Queens, NY as torrential rains fall.
Scene 8: A street sewer is completely overwhelmed with rain water, and overflows as rushing water runs down the street.
Scenes 9 & 10: People out with their umbrellas on Woodhaven Blvd in Queens, NY as torrential rains fall.
Scene 11: Rain water pours off an apartment building roof top, and on to the ground as flooding rains continue to fall.
Scene 12: A lady stands in the middle of Woodhaven Blvd in Queens, NY holding an umbrella, as torrential rains fall.
Scene 13: Traffic heading down Metropolitan Ave. in Queens, NY as torrential rains fall.
Scenes 14 & 15: Street sewers overwhelmed with flooding rains, overflow as rain water rushes down the street.
Scenes 16 & 17: Flooded streets in Queens, NY – Rain water rushing into a street sewer.
Scenes 18 & 19: Rain water shoots out of a manhole on Woodhaven Blvd, as torrential rains fall.