Woman Tries to Drive in Flood, Plows Car Into a Creek

If the government tells you “don’t go outside,” that also means your car.

Flooding has hit much of the country thanks to Hurricane Helene. Now that the hurricane is over (and another hurricane is somehow beginning), it’s important to take a step back and examine the lessons that we learned from the course of events.

First, we’re screwed. Second, these things are pretty powerful, so if you’re in the path of one, you should probably just get the hell out of there until the whole thing, and its resultant flooding, passes over.

But this woman saw the floods and thought, “You know what? I think my coupe can handle this.” Here’s a little spoiler for you: It can’t.