Video shows the moment a Wentzville day care flooded during storms

WENTZVILLE, Mo. — A day care in Wentzville was flooded after severe storms ripped through the area Thursday afternoon.

The flooding at Future Stars Academy was captured in a surveillance video, which the assistant director of the day care, Amelia Vann, posted to YouTube.

In the video, you can see rushing water burst through the bottom of the door and quickly begin filling the room while toys, tables and chairs begin to float.

The water backup was due to a plumbing issue on the outside of the day care, according to a GoFundMe post. The outside stairwell filled quickly with water and once the pressure got to be too much, the bottom of the door burst open.

But the good news, Vann said, is that the room has a sump pump.

“It could have been a lot worse,” she said. “Luckily, the particular room that it is in, there is a sump pump in that room because it is the lowest part of the building. So, after the rain stopped, it started slowly going and pumping it out. So, the damage wasn’t nearly as bad as what it could have been. But it’s still drastic.”

The room was empty at the time. Vann said the teachers quickly worked to get everyone to safety.

"We had a teacher that was in that room shortly before it happened. And where she was sitting, she wouldn’t have made it out," Vann said. "So that was the first thing I thought of was, thank God there was nobody in there."

She's especially proud of how her staff handled the situation.

"Absolutely, every one of them. Even while starting to panic themselves [they] manage to hold it together to keep the kids safe and calm. Our staff is great," she told 5 On Your Side.

According to the GoFundMe post, it will cost thousands of dollars to get everything repaired and replaced. Vann said they are also taking any extra money to help their teachers who are now out of work.

If you'd like to donate to the day care, visit the GoFundMe page. So far, it has raised $200 of its $20,000 goal.

[rustbeltrobclassic]

It's amazing the steel door gave way, but you could see the waterline half way up the windows.. whoever made those windows deserves an award..

[NorthernChev]

The upside to this disaster is we finally found that missing puzzle piece that’s been hiding on top of the cupboard in the foreground.

[princessyonnie]

Thank God there is no kids taking a nap on the floor

[aociei]

Oh no! The little panda was swept away😢

[critatasrdom]

Im impressed that the bear survived the wohle video

[mikhailiagacesa]

The 'For Sale' sign in the window is a nice touch.

[badpiggies]

How did that door never get so much as a drip until it finally delaminated?

[SunsetSemaphores]

That's some darn good weatherstripping on the door and windows!

[Hyperllam]

I want those doors. Not a fuckin leak until it gave out.

[jimjimgl]

Panda: "Call me Michael Phelps"

[scjohnk]

Those windows are the real champion here.

[ActivistVictor]

Gentle kids, it was a privilege playing legos with you today

[MelonClips]

The children would be having the time of their life

[warmicecubes]

Interesting how initially, the water was relatively clean. Then the silt came.

[Duck_Master]

its so cool seeing the objects swirl in a spiral-like motion 😮😆😉

[Zackonyt]

But applause to the ones by the window

[EmeraldView]

Oh the kids would have had SO much fun!

[Ceejay]

things that were never meant to be seen by human eyes.

[MilesJones-ym]

You could see the water through the Windows, until the steel door broke...

[NYA.]

I can’t believe we just got off of hurricane Helene and Milton this autumn