Intense Colorado flash flooding tosses cars like toys in a bathtub

The flooding happened south of Denver in Manitou Springs.

The storms will finish up before 9 p.m. on Monday and then areas of fog or low clouds will stick around for early Tuesday morning.

Officials reported that people should avoid places with fast moving water.

That put this year’s rain total at 21.91 inches, which is the 10th highest in Colorado Springs history (dating back to 1872), said meteorologist Mark Wankowski of the National Weather Service in Pueblo.

What a mess: Therapist Jacob Cox looks around a flooded classroom at the Alpine Autism Center on Monday after heaving rain caused flash flooding in the area.

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. Canon Ave., Serpentine and Lover’s Lane were closed. The lack of vegetation is believed to be the reason that mud and other debris were sent downhill in the residential streets.

There were also reports of vehicles floating down the street from the rain fall.

Thunderstorms will form again Monday afternoon, according to the Colorado weather forecast.