Torrents of water were running down the streets in front of Jen Robbins' home in Manchester Monday night. "I thought we were gonna wash away," said Ms. Robbins. "At the corner it was making almost like rapids. It was really cool but also really scary." Tuesday morning she woke up to a different view: the water had receded, but the crab apples from her tree made a distinct mark across her lawn where it once was. She had feared for water in her basement, but unlike many of her neighbors, her home was untouched. Just blocks away, on West Main Street, business owners drove their cars through water to get there for cleanup. Dave Reiss, owner of the bakery and meat shop Bushel and a Peck, began his day removing sand bags from his store's entryway. The community had helped him put them against his building the night before. Inside, his carpet was covered with inches of water. "The Lord giveth and He taketh away," said Mr. Reiss. "We'll just have to deal with what we got here, and we'll get through this." By mid-Tuesday morning, much of the water had receded, allowing city crews to begin their heavy cleanup efforts.