On TikTok, a short video filmed in Columbus, Ohio, shows floodwater swallowing a street and inundating cars with water.
Here’s what to know
The footage, posted on TikTok, came from a creator documenting their own street while a tornado-warned supercell passed over Columbus. In the video, the road is entirely submerged in water.
@jessicasteele44 Reporting live from the Columbus tornado 2026, we are going under water guys #columbus#columbusohio#flood#tornado♬ Saxophones getting louder – Sped Up – AntonioVivald
People in the comments responded with accounts of what the storm was like for them elsewhere in the area. One wrote, “I was sobbing … on my way home from work last night. my poor honda civic was nearly under water.”
More background
Videos like this can reveal just how quickly a storm can put a community in danger. Storms can unload heavy rain, overload drainage systems, and make roads impassable in a matter of minutes…