Flash Floods In Maryland Close Some Schools, Roads; Several Rescued In High Water, MSP Responds To More Than 500 Calls

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A fast-moving acold beforehand dumped dense rainfall crossed the authorities Thursday morning. First responders had to rescue radical from their cars arsenic the h2o inundated low-lying areas.

Some businesses inactive person lasting h2o and sandbags astatine the doors. #Annapolis #Flooding @wjz pic.twitter.com/mQIXqq3g4K

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— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) September 23, 2021

Sveydn Storm has dealt with flooding adjacent the City Dock successful Annapolis for years. He says the city’s pumps were not moving properly. As helium watched the h2o breach the doors to his crystal pick parlor, helium rushed to pump it retired himself.

“It wasn’t excessively overmuch for them to grip past year,” Storm told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren. “The archetypal communicative is the pumps are overwhelmed. The 2nd communicative is they request much horsepower and they request to beryllium cleaned.”

He said adjacent having to adjacent his doors for a fewer hours is disappointing.

“The interaction from covid has affected america each precise adversely. For those who person survived, we are climbing retired of a hole, and we privation to beryllium unfastened arsenic overmuch arsenic we tin be.”

MDOT SHA is making exigency repairs to MD 355 astatine Bennett Creek adjacent Urbana. Today’s flooding damaged the guardrail and embankment. Repairs to proceed done the weekend. Detour and much info here: https://t.co/UUW7SRXSd7 #mdtraffic #mdotnews pic.twitter.com/6X03mw0NwW

— MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) September 23, 2021

To the westbound successful Carroll County, floodwaters covered Homestead Park successful Union Mills.

In Walkersvillle, a Ford got stuck successful rising waters that rapidly filled up the interior.

“It came down accelerated and retired of nowhere,” said Andrea Lertora who lives nearby.

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High h2o closed immoderate streets astir City Dock successful Annapolis, an country prone to flooding. @wjz #MdWx pic.twitter.com/SM0Qfk1vKd

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) September 23, 2021

Fifteen roads closed successful Carroll County on with schools successful Carroll and Frederick Counties retired of an abundance of caution.

High h2o closed immoderate streets astir City Dock successful Annapolis, an country prone to flooding. @wjz #MdWx pic.twitter.com/SM0Qfk1vKd

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) September 23, 2021

Frederick, Carroll County Schools Closed For Severe Weather Thursday https://t.co/jljpbB0uhI pic.twitter.com/pGSZUryVOt

— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) September 23, 2021

Between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m., Maryland State Police responded to 504 calls for service, 93 crashes and 20 disabled vehicles.

Between 5 a.m. to 5 p.m., @mdsp responded to 93 crashes and 20 disabled/unattended vehicles. Troopers besides answered 504 calls for work implicit this time. pic.twitter.com/zq9NDVUaw9

— MD State Police (@MDSP) September 23, 2021

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