As heavy rains fell Tuesday in Norfolk, Jim Sills watched floodwater start to rise along streets and fill underpasses.
It’s some of the worst flooding he’s seen in his eight years managing Speedy Auto Service on 21st Street. He saw videos of cars attempting to drive through several feet of water, and knew what that meant: Their engines are likely toast.
Sure enough, in the following days, Speedy started seeing the aftermath. The mechanics’ workload “doubled overnight” with a dozen flooded cars, Sills said…