Deluge Of Rain Forces School To Close, Briefly Shuts Down I-25

DENVER (CBS4) - Heavy rain overnight led to some street flooding in Denver and it forced a school in the Cherry Creek School District to close for the day on Wednesday.

Thunderstorms accompanied by lots of lightning rumbled through the Denver metro area early Wednesday morning, and loud claps of thunder woke many people up.

For a short time road crews had to close Interstate 25 southbound at Speer Boulevard.

The closure Wednesday morning was short-lived. By 6 a.m. the interstate was back open.

A school in Greenwood Village also was forced to close due to flooding issues.

Campus Middle School at 4700 South Yosemite Street in the Cherry Creek School District will be closed Wednesday.

About 1,500 students attend the school. The superintendent told CBS4 that heavy rain from the storm caused a pump to fail which led to the sewer backup in the cafeteria.

"The odor was overwhelming. It hadn't been cleaned or disinfected. I just didn't feel comfortable having kids here today or staff here today," said Cherry Creek Schools Superintendent Scott Siegfried.

Cherry Creek Schools alerted Campus Middle School parents and students at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday before school was scheduled to begin.

Crews are working to disinfect the flooded area. The superintendent expects class to resume on Thursday.

Downtown Denver recorded 0.60 inches of rain. The official rain gauge at Denver International Airport only measured 0.07, according to CBS4's Ashton Altieri.

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