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Mount Airy Skateboarder, 13, Dies In Flash Flood Outside Home: 'There Is Now A Darkness' Mount Airy Skateboarder, 13, Dies In Flash Flood Outside Home: 'There Is Now A Darkness'
Mount Airy Skateboarder, 13, Dies In Flash Flood Outside Home: 'There Is Now A Darkness' A flash flood hit a small Maryland community in a matter of minutes. In even less time, a 13-year-old boy was gone. Mason Paul Kearns was swept into a storm drain just 20 feet from his family’s front door on Thursday, July 31, around 5:20 p.m. — all while his family watched helplessly as they attempted to save him. Emergency responders rushed to the Watersville Apartments on West Watersville Road, where Kearns had been caught in rapidly rising floodwaters. “Mason became trapped in a storm drainpipe as he was swept away by the heavy rainfall,” Mount Airy Chief Michael Ginevra said…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Kids Rescued From Submerged Car During Maryland Flash Flood, Officials Say Kids Rescued From Submerged Car During Maryland Flash Flood, Officials Say
Kids Rescued From Submerged Car During Maryland Flash Flood, Officials Say An 8-year-old was spotted standing on top of a car as floodwaters raged around him — with a toddler and a woman still trapped inside — during a wild flash flood in Maryland, authorities said. It happened just before rush hour on Thursday, Aug. 1, in Bethesda.  Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews were called to Bradley Boulevard and Mercy Hollow Lane, where storms had turned the street into a brown, fast-moving river. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue First responders arrived to find one car pinned to a guardrail. Then they made a harrowing discovery across the road: a second car…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Teen Dies After Being Swept Into Storm Drain During Mount Airy Flash Flood: Police Teen Dies After Being Swept Into Storm Drain During Mount Airy Flash Flood: Police
Teen Dies After Being Swept Into Storm Drain During Mount Airy Flash Flood: Police A teenager tragically died after getting caught in rising floodwaters and swept into a storm drain in Maryland during a fast-moving storm on Thursday, July 31, authorities said. The incident happened around 5:20 p.m. at the Watersville Apartments on West Watersville Road, Mount Airy Police Chief Michael Ginevra confirmed. The teen was reportedly playing with friends when floodwaters surged, and he became trapped in a storm drain, officials said.  Emergency crews from the Mount Airy Police and Fire Departments, along with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, rushed to the scene and beg…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Virginia Troopers Rescue Drivers Swept Away By Flash Floods: 'Turn Around, Don't Drown' Virginia Troopers Rescue Drivers Swept Away By Flash Floods: 'Turn Around, Don't Drown'
Virginia Troopers Rescue Drivers Swept Away By Flash Floods: 'Turn Around, Don't Drown' Multiple drivers had to be rescued from rising floodwaters in Virginia after heavy rains submerged roads and stranded vehicles overnight, officials said. First responders were busy across Halifax County late Tuesday, July 8, into Wednesday morning, rescuing drivers trapped by high water, according to Virginia State Police (VSP). The first incident happened just before midnight. on North Fork Church Road.  Troopers and members of the VSP Special Response Team (SRT), along with Halifax County deputies, found two vehicles submerged in floodwaters. One driver was able to escape and walk …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Firefighters Return From Rescues To Find Fire At Their Own Station Maryland Firefighters Return From Rescues To Find Fire At Their Own Station
Maryland Firefighters Return From Rescues To Find Fire At Their Own Station They were out saving lives from floodwaters — but when they got back to the station, the fire was waiting for them. Crews from the Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department in Charles County had their hands full during a night of storm-related emergencies — and came home Sunday night, June 15, to find smoke pouring out of their own kitchen, officials said. As firefighters responded to multiple calls, including a vehicle submerged in floodwaters with victims trapped, they’d barely had time to prep dinner before being dispatched again.  When they returned to Station 7 on Glymont Road in…

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by Zak Failla
News
Rescues Required, Cars Damaged By Flood Waters In Maryland: Reports Rescues Required, Cars Damaged By Flood Waters In Maryland: Reports
Rescues Required, Cars Damaged By Flood Waters In Maryland: Reports At least one person was rescued in Fallston as flood waters flowed through Harford County on Monday afternoon. Fire officials in Harford County reported shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 22 that they had extricated a driver in the 2300 block of Bel Air Road after a vehicle became disabled due to flood waters in the region. The incident was not isolated, as dozens of cars were reportedly damaged by water, and multiple roads were closed to prevent other drivers from becoming disabled. During the storm and in the fallout, officials said that stretches of Route 1, Bel Air Road, Fallston …

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by Zak Failla
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Halsey, Fans Slam Merriweather Post Pavilion After Flooding Cancels Show Halsey, Fans Slam Merriweather Post Pavilion After Flooding Cancels Show
Halsey, Fans Slam Merriweather Post Pavilion After Flooding Cancels Show Halsey and her fans took to Twitter to slam the Merriweather Post Pavilion after flooding canceled the show Wednesday, June 8. A video posted to Twitter shows hopeful concert-goers standing in ankle-deep water in the pit with french fries and beer cans floating around. @MerriweatherPP LET US OUT OF THE PIT!!!! pic.twitter.com/6PtcDnaXQN — lex ✨ (@8lexnicole) June 9, 2022 The MPP initially delayed the show, but later cancelled it all together. "You didn’t have to make everyone come back just to tell us that though..," someone tweeted. Halsey said she chose to cancel the show over her f…

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by Cecilia Levine