and kicklicious. he was an internet sensation, but can he handle the big league pressure on the field? >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. substituting tonight is kate snow. >> good evening. the water came fast and caught a lot of americans off guard overnight in places where the ground was already saturated and inches fell within hours. there were rivers of muddy water filled with debris roaring past houses and downed highways. heavy rains hit several states across the middle of the country with more rain in the forecast and in colorado, the flash flooding was deadly. that's where we begin west of colorado springs with leanne gregg. it hit without warning. >> reporter: as you can see the clean up is now under way. within the last 24 hours, a wall of water hit this town, surging more than 12 feet above the creek bed sending visitors and residents scrambling for higher ground. more than an inch of rain turned this roadway into a raging river rushing 25 to 30 miles an hour. >> oh, g

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