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© H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaA tractor trailer tries to make its way around a stalled car on Main Street in Danbury on Tuesday after heavy rains flooded parts of the city.
City crews were out Wednesday repairing drainage problems and clearing debris.

The damage was relatively minimal considering the intensity of the storm that unleashed nearly a full month's worth of rain Tuesday, causing flash floods and knocking out power to more than 1,000 customers.

Emergency crews pulled a driver out of a car at the Beaver Brook Road underpass and another at the West Street underpass, Assistant Fire Chief Mark Omasta said. No one was injured.

The city sustained several lightning strikes, Eversource spokesman Mitch Gross said.

The heavy rain and lightning pushed tree branches onto wires, disrupting electrical service.

Danbury received 3.15 inches of rain between 3:30 and 8 p.m., according to the Connecticut Weather Center. The heaviest rain fell within about two hours, according to meteorologist Bill Jacquemin.

The city's average rainfall for July is 4.4 inches.

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© Marc Huberman Danbury at around 4:00pm on Beaver Brook Rd. - right in front of Durkin Awnings.
"That gives you an idea of how intense the rain was," Jacquemin said.

Nearby towns also affected by the heavy rain included Brookfield, Newtown and Ridgefield, but the worst problems were reported in Danbury.

"It really was very localized," Jacquemin said.

The fire department received 30 calls during the storm, Omasta said. Most of the floods were in the "usual places," he said, including Main, White and New streets; Hospital and Lake avenues and Grandview Drive.

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© H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaA truck splashes through the rain water that flooded parts of Main Street in Danbury on Tuesday.
However, a few areas that don't typically have flooding were impassable Tuesday night, including Jefferson Avenue.

The intersection of Osborne Street and Hospital Avenue was closed for several hours because of flooding.

"We got hit really hard," Omasta said.

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© H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media Daniel Pachezo, of Danbury, tries to push his car out of a flooded area of Main Street in Danbury, Conn, on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. pachezo drove into the area and his car stalled.