Thanks for posting this video. It's a good reminder of the power of a flash flood in Manitou.

This is a super video. Ought to have way more views. Thanks for posting. I added it to favorites along with some other playlists as well.

I lived through this particular flood. I lived right up the hill where that water is coming down from. I lost everything, the cottage behind me came off the foundation, this water rushed through my cottage and was ceiling deep in the back area where it rushed in, it was rushing from the back door through to the front door, at this same rate. I couldn't hear anything, my cats were gone, my appliances swirled around me, it was a raging river. I was yelling for help but nothing could be done. The cottage that broke apart behind me clogged up the culvert, which was also blocked by huge boulders and two cars. It was intense. I was not leaving without my cats. I held the screen door in with all the might to keep cats from washing away, and bracing against the door to keep from getting pushed out. It was like getting beat up by a linebacker. It lasted about 5 hrs before it died down enough to get out safely. Amazingly, my cats survived. One was swimming and drenched and caked with black mud debri, one was wet and muddy on her legs and belly, and the last one was tucked way up in the furthest corner of my only tiny closet. It was a miracle for sure. I didn't even have shoes anymore, no clothes, no furniture, all my jewelry and brand new futon and pretty little chairs and my books and tapestries and art supplies, and my little garden of 5 thriving tomato plants......gone. A lot of personal growth and shifts in my perceptions happened that day. It's been quite a healing journey. I survived the experience because all of my cats survived. I'm still so grateful. My neighbor behind me lost hers. She was swept up the mountainside a ways, broken leg, lost everything...including her cats. I felt so lucky. There are amazing insights that come from these traumas. We can survive them, if we learn how to. Loss is loss to be grieved, and also to find freedom in other ways. Anyway, long story short.....I sat in a crisis kind of meditation that night it happened, almost pleading to know WHY. I got......'it's just an experience to have. That's all.' And THAT made perfect sense to me. 🕉

shout out to that honda civic✌

The power of water should never be underestimated!

That got out of control fast !

That bridge took it like a champ.

Hi Matt - I'm working on the 150th Anniversary Exhibit at the Manitou Springs Heritage Center and doing a story about the resilience of this city after many historic floods over the years. To my knowledge, this 2013 flood is the only one caught on film. I would love to use portions of your video for the exhibit and interview you for an "Oral History". Please let me know if you're interested. Thanks much! Lynn

that little bridge was a fucking trooper

i wonder how much damage the poppyseed got... if I'm not mistaken, that is the building that you see across the creek from your apartments. i do know my grandpas church (Saint Andrews), which is right behind the building that they filmed from got extensive damage in the basement. i was gone that summer, but when i came back most everything near the creek was washed out. luckily our house didn't get any damage, as its closer to the trading post and up in the hills

Beautiful Upload friend. keep it up. Thank you for sharing this to us. Greetings from Korea

This is really screwed up! I really love Manitou Springs. One of the most beautiful places. You could go and eat down the road at Amanda's Fonda, then cruise down to old Colorado Springs. Then at the end of the night back up the hill to Manitou Springs. Beautiful beautiful place around there.

Nothing like being in the right place.

Ah the perks of living in manitou... My sister moved there in October and I'm scared for her in the summer...

I lived in Colorado Springs and know Manitou Springs fairly well. Oh, how tragic for them.

Hello do you have any more pictures or videos. I moved to Narrows Road in 2016 just wondering how bad it was on narrows and if place was destroyed can’t find anything thanks

Us colorado natives remember this well,brought alot of us closer together ❤️

the power of nature

That was a Hell of a Flood.

Thats so crazy! Was this because of the fires that took out all the vegetation? Great filming too, I hate it when I see people film stuff but don't hold the camera steady or don't even aim the camera at the subject so this was def nice.

Wow this is nuts

This flooding video is from 2016 when I was working in Houston!!

That was one helluva piece of plywood that started the diversion.

Mother and I just left day before the flood..

Wow all those smashed up cars. Never heard of this place but it looks like a cute little town. Hope you got everything cleaned up and there were no injuries/casualties!

Dang I live in Colorado but not there that’s scary.. poor maintou

Incredible! The flashfloods in Queensland a few years ago has nothing on this!

Im going to retype the index at the start of the video in the comments for myself and others 00:20 Plywood blocks railing 00:47 Railing Failure 1:35 Further railing failure 2:28 Car Tire washes up 3:00 Propane tank washes up 3:28 Lights lose power 4:17 - 4:35 Tree stumps wash up/trees 5:13 Dumpster starts to float/another gas can washes in 5:30 Peak Flooding 7:10 Wire Washes in 8:20 Water begins to go down 9:00 Kid's Buggy Washes in 10:00 Pictures of Impact

I was there when this happened!!

Johnny Sandbag and The Overflows 🎵

It looked like it was holding fine until that debris started piling up in the corner. If someone were there to quickly remove the board it might have not flooded that bad. Thought what the Hell do I know.

I don't think those sandbags were high enough.

That car is totally strapped onto that beam! SMART BITCHES.

Will a little stray kitten or rat or dog have time to run away or do they die sometimes in floods?

And that's why something like this is called a flash flood. You can see how easy it is for people to get caught and injured or killed like this.

Massive power

Why is everyone commenting on the car? 6:36 The car is fine. Unless it was running the entire time, it's fine. No water is getting in the engine, transmission, or electrical. The exhaust would be an issue if it were running. In all honesty, I doubt much water even got in the car (which would be the only concern, mildew).

Run up of a river in a turn should not be underestimated when it's at full capacity,and placing such a low bridge in a turn is the most stupid place as you can clearly see..

My friend and I hiked the incline this day last year and this happened literally an hour after we left Manitou I still can't believe it, if we would have been there for a while longer we would have been in this..

Imagine the clean up .

Hey apeakrunner, do you have an email address at which we could contact you regarding this video? We would be interested to discuss a license to use this video if this is generally possible? (i.e. via email) :) Cheers, Felix

That's a ton of damage. :(

Oh wow that's terrible!! I've walked over that bridge.

What a mess. Hope no one is in a hurry

The fucking plywood XD

Where is the owner of that silver car?

Makes me wonder if the car owner has a "flood damage" rider attached to their insurance policy.......

Ooops! Did y'all build all of your structures WAY too CLOSE to the creek? Oopsie daisy.

Sirens went off at 8:55

watchin' this is kinda like watchin' paint dry🖌

OK, you had time to sand bag and not move the car? Did someone want a new car or what???

@ 1:51 it's too late to leave...

At least the people are safe

There was a guy in a red shirt in the background and he saw it then he ran

it alll started with that wooden big plate

omg

what a terrible day that must been, they had time to move that grey Honda.

Неужели нельзя было машину чуть выше перегнать?

BOM DIA! Pra mim é uma honra esta aqui te prestigiando, vamos sempre juntos somar e fortalecer nossos trabalhos, eu já estou por aqui,.,,

This place must be near a mountain, lots of momentum in the water.

any sec that car is going

How horrible this must have been!!!!

Por. Que. Esperar. El. Peligro

at least for like a minute

You know you could at least MAKE IT LOOK like that grey car exploded or something.

Chocolate river

This so sad

one side floods other is dry XD O_O

ebay will be happy with "low miles" cars to sell

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why would you stand there and watch the flooding when you should be taking cover....smdh

Been there, seen that in Manitou. Who owns the silver car ? Who cares, it isn't you. Do they have flood insurance? Who caress, it isn't your car. These are things you have no control over and cannot change. Worry about something you can affect.

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