Resident Drives Motorboat Down Flooded Street in Greenwood, Mississippi

A flash-flood emergency was issued in Greenwood, Mississippi, on June 10 as residents were impacted by high floodwaters.

This footage shared by Twitter user @iam_jayredd_ shows a resident navigating a motorboat along a flooded street in Greenwood. “It’s flooding in front of my parents’ house and this is what they choose to do,” he wrote in a tweet.

Multiple thunderstorms were expected to bring torrential rainfall to central and northern Mississippi on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Credit: @iam_jayredd_ via Storyful