More than $3,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe page launched by Kellie Rose Kientz as of Wednesday evening.
A nearby car dealership was in disarray after a rushing torrent of muddy water sent vehicles crashing into one another.
"The car was under water," Kientz said on the page. "By next morning was completely full of mud and would not start."
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