All throughout the world there have been record breaking temperatures and weather largely thanks to Global Warming. The latest of unprecedented climatic elements occurred this past week in Washington DC, where the city became inundated due to flash flooding. This rainfall broke a 148-year-old record, and consequently had a major impact on the transportation in the city.
Downpour In An Elevator
Sidelined passengers took to Twitter to share their travel woes as the rainfall caused flooding in many of the metro stations throughout DC and Virginia. Take for example this elevator at the Pentagon Metro. Absolutely no way anyone was entering that without getting major league soaked!
I’m advising commuters not to use the street elevator at Pentagon Metro this morning. #wmata pic.twitter.com/z8bNwAPcPG
— Nick Scalera (@nickscalera) July 8, 2019
Ceilings Collapse From Rainfall
The indoor waterfalls didn’t only occur in elevators. The ceiling of his station burst due to the heavy rainfall, flooding the tracks and creating an impressive, yet scary site! Luckily, people found ways to joke about being a little late for work… Hopefully it was excused!
Hey, @EENewsUpdates, I think I’m going to be late for work. @wmata pic.twitter.com/wg2ycFOp3L
— Niina H. Farah (@niina_h_farah) July 8, 2019
A Pricey Commute
It wasn’t just the metros that turned into an all around aquatic park due to the rainfall. Many commuters were stranded as major roads became real life lazy rivers, causing people to take Ubers costing up to $285 to get to the airport.
So it’s Monday and the swamp is fighting back:
— Stewart Crew (@StewartCrew) July 8, 2019
✔️ Multiple flash flood warnings
✔️ Apartment is about to take on water
✔️ $285 ubers to BWI
✔️ People trapped in cars on the Beltway
✔️ #WMATA on fire *and* flooding <– (50/50 if related to the storm) pic.twitter.com/RC3CBogzQU
No Faith In The WMATA
You’ll notice too in the last tweet that people were quick to make fun of the DC Metro, also referred to as WMATA. Claiming the fires and flooding are only 50/50 chance due to the storm is a serious swing at the public transport. There is also this straight up comedic take on the amusement ride experience you can get from all the rainfall in the Virginia Square Metro.
If you are in to these kinds of amusement rides, #wmata has one at Virginia Sq. pic.twitter.com/A3QAtmzsWk
— dcmetrosucks (@dcmetrosucks) July 8, 2019
Survival Of The Fittest
While most passengers were at least fortunate enough to see the rainfall from a distance, others were not so lucky. The roof of this car of a metro started to leak and let in a whole monsoon as passengers were helplessly inside. As seen in the photo, some passengers were at least quick enough to jump to dry safety.
@HakunaWMATA Have you ever witnessed a monsoon on a train? #wmata pic.twitter.com/bpCu9CBxGm
— Simply Ebony (@ebonyajohnson) July 9, 2019
Although aquatic parks are a blast, they’re less so when you’re dressed in a business suit than a bathing suit. Hopefully these floods will subdue and people can finally commute in peace!
Cover Photo: Unsplash.