Sudden flooding in northeastern Colorado Springs closed some intersections and stranded a few cars Sunday afternoon.
A thunderstorm hit the city about 2:45 p.m. with the worst of the flooding near the intersections of Powers Boulevard and Barnes Road, according to the National Weather Service. In some parts of the city, up to 2 inches of rain fell in about an hour, said Randy Gray, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.
“It was a lot of water that just clogged all of the drains,” Gray said. “All of the water pretty much just piled up in that area and stopped traffic.”
The flooding partially closed the intersection.
“A couple of cars were stranded because drivers drove through water that was too high,” said Sgt. L.C. Morgan of Colorado Springs police. He said no one was hurt.
The flooding also caused Cottonwood Creek to overflow in central Colorado Springs.
