See flooding in Mid-City along Jeff Davis in New Orleans

Heavy rains nearing 8 inches in some spots caused widespread flooding Saturday (Aug. 5) that swamped numerous vehicles and some businesses throughout much of New Orleans and parts of Jefferson Parish. Read more here: trib.al/SJ0B8ij

[@roberta6360]

NOLA.com reporters, you are all doing a great job reporting on this, much thanks to you all for this info! This is just awful, Mid-City is one of my favorite places to visit. Hope all the people businesses down there are ok. Please be safe.

[@TheShmoo123]

As a tourist in an Uber, water up to our waists near the Baton Rouge on ramp in the Treme, it was scary.

[@coolwater411]

Damn shame