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Stalled Car Recovery On Flooded Road, Colorado Springs, CO 8/20/2020

August 21, 2020

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Video Description

Brief but incredibly heavy downpours from strong thunderstorms overwhelm at least one drainage system causing flash flooding on Barnes and Powers Blvd. and stalling a vehicle on August 20, 2020 in Colorado Springs Colorado.
Shot Description

00:00 - Wide of stalled vehicle with police stopping traffic.

00:09 - Mid shot of previous.

00:19 - Close shot of stalled vehicle in reflective water.

00:25 - Tight shot of water depth up to car's bumper and rims.

00:33 - Drivers ignore police and drive through water anyways.

00:45 - Pedestrian walks through knee deep water and trips over submerged curb.

00:55 - Vehicle is pushed out of the water and off the road by multiple people.

01:13 - Mid shot of vehicles moving through standing water.

01:23 - Drainage vortex wide shot.

01:30 - Tigh shot of debris flowing down vortex caused by a drain.

01:41 - Drivers purposefully speed through water.

01:56 - Tight shot of vehicles through standing water.

02:07 - Multiple shots of rain curtains flowing off the mountains and making their way down range.