Rescuers raced to save a man from flooding as water rose up to the roof of his car.
Emergency services were called to Lower Road, in Halewood, on Wednesday after a driver became trapped under a bridge.
The car got stuck as water continued to rise around it as Merseyside was battered by Storm Christoph.
Fire crews and rescuers waded into the water to try and free the man as a passerby offered up his tractor to help.
Olly Harrison tweeted an unbelievable video of crews using his vehicle to bring the man to safety.
The footage showed a life vest being placed around the driver as he was moved from the roof, through the water and onto the trailer of the tractor.
It came as roads around Merseyside flooded due to heavy downpours throughout the day.
A yellow weather warning was originally issued for Merseyside by the Met Office but that was upgraded to amber during the afternoon.
Simon Partridge, a Met Office forecaster, explained: "It's not a traditional sort of storm, it's going to be windy but it's not based on the wind strength at all, it's really down to the disruption that's being caused by rain.
"There are already parts of Cumbria that have already seen over 80mm of rain since midnight on Tuesday and there's a large number of places that have seen 50mm, and we are going to see further rain over the next 24 to 36 hours."
Chief Meteorologist Neil Armstrong added: “Storm Christoph will bring a mix of notable weather hazards across the UK over the next few days.
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"Some locations in central Northern England and Wales could see a month’s rain fall in just a couple of days, with up to 200mm possible over higher ground.
"These amounts of rainfall present a real threat of flooding and people should keep a close eye on flood warnings from the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and SEPA.
“As the system moves away into the North Sea on Wednesday night and Thursday morning we start to see the potential for hazardous snow as cold air is pulled across the UK from the north west.
"Notable accumulations of snow, up to 30cm in places, are possible in parts of Scotland.
"With the cold air in place across the whole of the UK temperatures will drop as we move into the weekend with a return to overnight frosts for many.”
