Todd Bates, intrepid street photographer — or should we say intrepid river photographer? — couldn't resist the opportunity to shoot Tampa's waterlogged thoroughfares this afternoon. Better him than us, we say — and if yours is one of the luxury cars stranded in deep waters on, say, Rome Avenue, we feel your pain.
While some media outlets shared dramatic flooding photos from years ago as though they were taken today, we can assure you these were taken in the wake of this morning's massive storm.