But by afternoon, emergency officials said the water was beginning to recede.

Dean Meadows, the county's emergency services director, says some bridges have been washed out. There have also been some mudslides and a lot of road blockages.

In the early morning hours Friday, firefighters in Oceana were alerted that some people's homes were in high-risk areas and they needed to be evacuated.

Some people were evacuated by crews in the Cyclone area of Wyoming county and Huff Creek-Gillman Bottom area in Logan County.

One woman said her rain gauge read 6 inches of rain fell in a four-hour period Friday morning.

People outside of Man said it was the worst flash flooding they had seen since the 1970's.

When high water puts areas at high risk, firefighters go door-to-door to let people know they should leave their homes

Chuck Childress, a firefighter, was on duty when the Oceana Fire Department was alerted.

"We had just a couple people. We had to get out to safe ground due to roads and bridges being washed out," Childress said. "We want to get them out in case something happens and we can't get to them."

Emma Wooten says the roaring water and rain kept her up all night.

"We got up about quarter to 1, and we didn't go to bed until four o'clock in the morning," said Wooten.

Other people who live in the area say that the dangerous conditions do not bother them.

Harvey Lawson says he knows he lives in a flood zone and is used to the high water. He says he is not concerned.

Childress said late Friday afternoon that the conditions were improving.