A fast moving thunderstorm hit the Eagle Mountain area, flooding basements and trapping cars in dirt that quickly became mud.
Residents reported several inches of water in their homes Sunday night after a thunderstorm camped over an Eagle Mountain neighborhood.
"We opened the door to the basement and all we could hear is like this big waterfall," said Elaine Rodriguez. "We turned on the lights and the whole basement was flooded. It broke out a window."
As Rodriguez cleaned up, her children found frogs in the basement that had been washed inside by the water.
Down the street, a tow truck was pulling a pair of vehicles out of a muddy field. A pair of LDS missionaries drove into the field to rescue a car that had become stuck in the storm, said Elder Chris Coromandel.
"Unfortunately, once we got so far down, the rain hit," he told Fox 13.
A pickup truck that came to the missionaries' rescue also became stuck in mud up to its axel.
Many residents complained that this isn't the first time their neighborhood has flooded. They also said their insurance companies were likely not to cover the damage because they did not live in a flood plain.
The storm also flooded Eagle Mountain's public works building, said city public works director Chris Trusty. He said crews were out clearing storm drains in anticipation of more thunderstorms forecast later this week.
"I would advise residents, especially as they're moving into these homes to be cautious and to think about how they're grading out their lots," he said, urging people to make sure they have proper drainage.
