A woman decides what her best path is at the corner of Commercial and Union Streets during Thursday's downpour.

Pouring rain created a flash flood along Commercial Street, submerging cars halfway up their wheels.

The water on Park Avenue did not seem to bother this smiling bicyclist Thursday afternoon in Portland.

Minor flooding along Park Avenue.

Waiting out the storm underneath the overhang of the Nickelodean Theater.

A Jeep makes its way through heavy water at the corner of Union and Commercial streets after a downpour created flash floods throughout the city Thursday.

Three women standing outside Adorn Salon on Union Street in Portland photograph flash flood waters.