The news panned to an image of flooded streets, cars nearly submerged, and nonexistent beaches. It was as if a tsunami had made its way across every coastline. The weather the previous evening had been mild, chilly, and certainly no hurricane had blown in to cause such flash flooding. Hermione watched in open-mouthed horror as the report displayed video after video of near instantaneous flooding, ocean water surging around cars, and up into homes. 