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The City of Colorado Springs held a news conference Thursday morning where Mayor Bach thanked the heros and first responders who helped out during last night's storm.

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The City of Colorado Springs held a news conference Thursday morning where Mayor Bach thanked the heros and first responders who helped out during last night's storm.

The Mayor called it a 100-year storm and said there were 40 rescues, with many trapped in or on top of vehicles and 600 calls to 9-1-1 over a 2-hour period.

"We've got the best police and fire department and great public works department," Bach said.

The city departments are still assessing damage from flooding, trees down on cars and there is still one intersection, Chelton and Santa Rosa at the west entrance to the Citadel Mall, where traffic signals are not working. Treat such intersections as a 4-way stop.

The city said that a storm damage total is not yet known, but there could be extensive damage to drainage areas and that is still being assessed.

A city rain gauge recorded 3.57" of rain near Templeton Gap and Austin Bluffs.

Among the hardest hit areas were Chelton and Platte, Maizeland and Academy, Constitution and Circle and Galley and Chelton.

The street division has a phone number for people to call and report damage: 719-385-5934

So far, there have been no injuries or fatalities.

Meanwhile, the Storm Prediction Center has eastern Colorado and the Colorado Springs metro area under a slight risk of severe weather for later today.

We'll have updates throughout the day on News 5 and koaa.com

Pueblo emergency workers are on stand by in case of problems on Fountain Creek as it runs through Pueblo.

The storm dropped more than three inches of rain on some parts of Colorado Springs and that water eventually makes its way into Fountain Creek. The U.S. Geological Survey station in Fountain showed the water volume in Fountain Creek went from 70 cubic feet per second yesterday afternoon to 6,000 cfs by last night. It has now dropped back to 150 cfs. That raised the water depth briefly by more than five feet.

This morning the creek is 18 inches deeper than it was yesterday and the water volume has increased from 40 cfs to 1,000 cfs.

Pueblo Police Officers are patrolling homeless camps to make sure people stay safe. The Pueblo Fire Department recommends people stay away from the river trail if it is under water or appears to have been undercut by rushing water.

A Flood Warning is in effect for Fountain Creek at Colorado Springs in El Paso County. Flood stage is 8 feet. Forecast: 8.5 feet by midnight, slowly falling below flood stage by 6 a.m.

Stay away from the banks of Fountain Creek in El Paso County.

CSPD is inundated with calls that are non-life threatening due to severe weather.

Emergency workers are responding to help those trapped in flooded areas.

Roads currently flooded include:

CHELTON & PLATTE
MAIZELAND & ACADEMY
CONSTITUTION & CIRCLE E. to ACADEMY
UNION & FILLMORE {ALL DIRECTIONS}
PLATTE & ACADEMY {ALL DIRECTIONS}
GALLEY & CHELTON
CHELTON & QUERIDA

Use 719-444-7000 to report a flood in your area.

A Flash Flood Warning continues for central El Paso County including Colorado Springs through 9:30 p.m.

Cars are submerged in water and hail near the Citadel Shopping Center. Carolyn Carver photo.

The Colorado Springs fire department continues to do high water rescues on the east side of Colorado Springs.

Several intersections in eastern Colorado Springs are flooded and should be avoided...north Carefree and south Carefree and Academy & Constitution. Constitution is flooded between Murray and Powers.

The Colorado Springs fire department is urging motorists not to drive in eastern Colorado Springs until the storms move out.

Stay away from drainage ditches.

Don't cross water of unknown depth or moving water. Just 2 feet of water can float a car.

A strong thunderstorm is located near Falcon moving east at 20 mph.

A line of severe thunderstorms producing hail 1" to over golf ball size is located from south near Security northward through Peterson AFB to the Black Forest, moving slowly east at 5 mph.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for central El Paso County including Colorado Springs metro area through 8:45 p.m.

A Flash Flood Warning is also in effect for central El Paso County including Colorado Springs metro area through 9:30 p.m.

Several intersections in eastern Colorado Springs are flooded and should be avoided...north Carefree and south Carefree and Academy & Constitution. Constitution is flooded between Murray and Powers.

The Colorado Springs fire department is urging motorists not to drive in eastern Colorado Springs until the storms move out.

Stay away from drainage ditches.

Don't cross water of unknown depth or moving water. Just 2 feet of water can float a car.

A Severe T-storm Warning is in effect for central El Paso County through 8:45 p.m.

A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for central El Paso County through 9:30 p.m.

Numerous reports from trained weather spotters of 1" to golf ball size hail have been received from southern Colorado Springs northeastward mainly east of I-25.

The slow movement of these storms is causing rain of 1-2" in a short period of time and street and drainage ditch flooding.

Reports of street flooding and stranded cars are coming in from North Carefree and South Carefree east of Academy Blvd.

Stay Away from drainage ditches.

Don't cross water of unknown depth. Just 2 feet of water can float a car.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for El Paso County including Colorado Springs through 8:15 p.m.

Numerous reports of 1" to golf ball size hail are being reported from central to northeast Colorado Springs.

This slow-moving storm, north at 5 miles per hour, is producing street flooding as well. Keep kids away from drainage ditches.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for El Paso County including Colorado Springs through 7:45 p.m.

Severe weather is occurring mainly east of I-25 from southern Colorado Springs northeastward with numerous reports of 1" to golf ball size hail.

This storm is moving very slowly to the north about 5 miles per hour, so street and ditch flooding is possible as well.

Don't drive through water of unknown depth.

Stay indoors until the storm has passed your location.