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Six people are dead and rescue crews are searching for several others after two cars got caught in a flash flood Monday evening, according to the Colorado City Fire officials. Three people have been rescued but seven individuals are still unaccounted for. The victims are from the Colorado City and Hildale area and range from mothers to small children, said Kevin Barlow, Colorado City assistant fire chief. At about 5:40 p.m., Barlow said, a tremendous thunder cell came through the area while two cars were on Canyon Street. The vehicles were washed down stream from Canyon Street to the flood channel. Barlow said several agencies are on scene assisting in trying to locate the missing individuals, including a swift water rescue team. Flash flooding in the Hildale area has resulted in overturned cars and flood damage along State Route 59, according to the National Weather Service Monday. The weather service had a flash flood warning in effect for the Hildale area and Zion National Park until 8:15 p.m. The north fork of the Virgin River in Zion has risen from 42 cubic feet per second to 2,628 CFS in an hour. The east fork of the river near the town of Springdale has risen from 123 CFS to 3,692 CFS. FOX 13 News viewer, Tabitha Corry, submitted photos of flooding on U.S. Highway 89. Corry wrote in an email that around 5 p.m. there were cars off to the side of road with water up to the doors. She added several personnel from Hurricane responded to flash flooding crossing Highway 89 in numerous places. More information on this story will be provided as it becomes available. The video below was submitted by Guy Timpson. It shows flood waters pushing a car down the road into a bridge.