Isn't It a Bit Dangerous to be Underground in a Flash Flood?

But then people do crazy stuff for video, and the trains were still running through some of the insanity. They were running through some of it anyway. 'Exceedingly rare' flash flood emergency across NYC region where Ida has killed at least 14

Relentless rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida has sent the New York City area into a state of emergency as the storm carried into New England with threats of more tornadoes.

According to the New York Times and others, at least 14 deaths were reported in the NYC region overnight into Thursday morning.

The last video on the article shows some of the insane video from the NYC subway system last night. Tons of water, paired with high voltage DC electic power? I would not be there, not even to get cool video.

Here is a link to the main video from the article linked above. They won't let me embed it here, even though they would still get credit for the plays/revenue... At least 8 deaths reported in New York City region after Ida causes flash flooding.

If you look for video - which I was doing last night - there is a lot of insanity, like people driving into high water and killing their cars. (The engines died, and they were left to sit. What do you think will happen?) And there is a lot of tragedy around houses and apartments flooding. I wonder whether people have flood insurance in NYC. Since they've never had flash flooding before, I tend to doubt it.

I actually started this post last night, and gave up... So some of the video at the New York Post is redundant... NYC streets, subways flooded by Ida remnants

Of course I'm thinking that you really don't want to be underground during a flash flood. That sounds like a bad idea. And some of the video is of subway stations.

Geyser-like volumes of rainwater were seen gushing into the 28th Street station in shocking images tweeted by @SubwayCreatures. Rapids from the onslaught of rain overran the platform and spewed onto the tracks, footage showed.

There is video of a stairway (not at that link) that looks like a fish ladder. I'm thinking that would make it difficult to get out of the underground.

It is the first time a flash flood warning has been issued for NYC.

To be clear... this particular warning for NYC is the second time we've ever issued a Flash Flood Emergency (It's the first one for NYC). The first time we've issued a Flash Flood Emergency was for Northeast New Jersey a an hour ago. [National Weather Service NYC]

The video on Twitter and the news sites and YouTube shows exactly how much of NYC is underground.

And yes, it is dangerous to be caught underground. Four people drowned in their homes after being trapped in their basements. (When the staircase is like a waterfall, you can't just walk up the stairs.)