A South Carolina Woman’s Unique Experience During a Flash Flood

A woman from South Carolina has found herself gaining unexpected attention online after her car was taken during a severe flash flood.

Anna Brooks, a resident of Charleston, shared that her vehicle was swept away during a heavy rainstorm two weeks ago. The intense weather followed two days of continuous downpours.

In a now-viral TikTok video, which has garnered millions of views, Brooks showed the waterlogged state of her car, which was half-submerged with multiple parking tickets stuck in the windshield.

“My car ended up here, thanks to the person who issued the parking ticket,” she expressed her frustration in the clip.

Reflecting on the incident, Brooks told Fox Weather, “It was definitely an unusual experience. I was left wondering, ‘Where’s my car?’ Then I found it, only to discover the tickets.”

Brooks, who moved to Charleston to attend medical school, thought she had found a suitable parking spot on a nearby side street. But, as she later discovered, parking regulations weren’t what she’d assumed.

Then the storm struck. Over the course of two days, about 11 inches of rain fell in the area.

Fortunately, her car only floated a short distance from where she parked, eventually ending up in a towing zone, leading to the accumulation of tickets.

“Some people think my car was floating around like a boat,” Brooks mentioned, “but really, it only drifted a few feet. By the time we reached it, it was bobbing up and down.”

According to FEMA, it takes as little as 12 inches of water to lift a medium-sized vehicle.

Brooks explained that the flooding caused significant damage, and she would need to rely on insurance for help. After a few days, the city finally secured her vehicle.

Regarding the parking tickets, she appealed three in total, managing to have two of them dismissed.