Dragged downstream: The floods were so strong that they uplifted parked cars and dragged the vehicles down the street
Severe thunderstorms in central Colorado caused nearly two inches of rain and hail to fall in just a 45-minute time span, Monday afternoon, and the sudden influx of water caused rivers to overflow and run off course.
One of these impromptu springs popped up in a neighborhood in Colorado Springs, where residents didn't even have enough time to move their cars by the time their block was overtaken by water.
In a video shared with Fox 31 Denver, a resident tapes the scene outside their home where several cars are uplifted and dragged down the street by the strong current.
A blue car even crashes into another larger SUV, no doubt causing serious damage to both vehicles.
Similar videos were taken in nearby Manitou Springs, where the flash floods led to the emergency evacuation of the Alpine Autism Center.
Chaos: Above, chaos on a street in Colorado Springs as cars are pulled downstream in a flash flood
Jacob Cox, who has been working at the school for five months, says he was taking his lunch break when the water started entered the building.
'It happened so fast,' Cox told the Colorado Springs Gazette. 'There was no warning from radio or police.'
In a place particular susceptible to flash floods, the school's staff had an emergency plan in place, and all of the children were escorted into a room that was safeguarded with sandbags to stop more water from pouring in.
The children and staff stood in six feet of water until it was safe to leave.
Following the floor, the sun came out again, and Cox and other staff members spent hours digging cars out of the parking lot, which became riddled with branches and boulders in the storm.
And the clean-up didn't end there. The hail was piled so deep in places that it had to be cleared out with heavy machinery.
While only one business, Creekside Cuisine, had water enter their building, many businesses closed for the day so they could clean up other damage caused by the sudden storm.
Creekside Cuisine owner Bill Stein, who just opened the restaurant in July, said he was a bit disappointed that the local government hadn't prepared more for flash floods.
Debris: Debris from a three-year old fire are strewn in front of the Alpine Autism Center on Monday. Local officials say the flooring was caused by a large amount of backed up debris
Tangled branches: People look at debris that damaged a fence in Soda Springs Park, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Manitou Springs, Colorado after the flooring
Luckily, no flood-related injuries have been reported.
Shelly Cobau, the flood recovery manager for the city, said that the flooding was caused by a back up of large debris in to a flood canal on Canon Avenue.
It's unclear whether more severe weather could cause additional flash flooding this week, Pegg Perales, a hydro-meteorological technician for the National Weather Service said.
'It's hard to tell,' she said. 'There's a lot of showers out there. Right now it doesn't look like they're that strong, but there's always a chance after you get one and the ground is saturated.'
Downpour: A river of sludge courses down a street in Manitou Springs on Monday. Residents spent hours cleaning up their properties after the chaos
Overflowing: Above, another scene from the flash flooding in Manitou Springs on Monday
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