14-05-2025
Western Maryland in recovery mode from overnight flash flooding due to heavy rain
LONACONING, Md. () — Western Marylanders are in recovery mode after waking up Wednesday morning to the aftermath of floods and heavy rain.
Washington County authorities from cascading waters.
Over in Allegany County, fire and rescue personnel were busy helping stranded drivers and people trapped in their homes from the floods. Maryland Department of Transportation crews have been on the scene all day to make roads passable.
Officials: People trapped amid flash flooding in Allegany County
Two elementary schools had to be on Tuesday due to flooding. As a result, all Allegany County Public Schools were on Wednesday.
'It did turn out to be a disaster,' Terry Beeman, a school custodian, said. 'But if people just paid attention and used their heads a bit, stayed away from it and out of it, they was out of danger. Once you got to Westernport, then it got ugly. It was massive amounts of water down there.'
With more rain in the forecast, emergency personnel urge residents in those western Maryland counties to take precautions.
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