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WAUWATOSA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Katie Knitter and her family woke in their Wauwatosa home early Sunday morning to see it filled with several feet of flood water.

"My husband stepped out of bed and into water and we had no idea what was going on," said Knitter. "We stepped out into our living room and looked out the window, and it looked like we were in the middle of an ocean.”

Watching in horror as the water continued to rise, they called 9-1-1 and woke up their 5-year-old daughter Meredith.

"I had to wake her up and say hey there’s a fireman on the porch," said Knitter. "He’s going to take us in a boat to safety, so you know she was sobbing and terrified it was all surreal.”

Packing a small bag of belongings, the family, two dogs and even their daughters beloved goldfish, Rodeo, b

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