Tampa Bay area dealing with damaged vehicles after Wednesday's severe floods

Some auto repair shops across Tampa Bay are seeing more business after Wednesday's storms flooded the area.

Drivers were stranded for hours, forcing many of their cars to be towed for repair. Wednesday's wet weather is still having a ripple effect with drivers paying the price for it.

Orlando Cruz, owner of MH Auto repair shop, is advising drivers to avoid flooded roads. Even if the water doesn't force the car to shut off, corrosion and other long-term damage to the insides of the vehicle pose a risk.

"If you see that the tire is actually hitting the rim.... don't go through it," Cruz said. "You don't know how deep it is if there's a low area going through the intersection."

Cruz showed 10 Tampa Bay a vehicle that had to be towed to his shop. Water eventually got inside and the car began to float because of the depth of the flood.

"Once you hydro-lock an engine, you're done," Cruz said.

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