A 12-year-old died after being swept away by floodwaters in Virginia, 200 people were rescued from a flooded school in Maryland and toppled trees are blocking D.C.-area traffic Wednesday after rain inundated the region.
The boy's body was found just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday. He disappeared when a creek overflowed Tuesday in Albemarle County.
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WATCH HERESomeone called 911 about 5:30 p.m. to report that the boy was swept away by rushing water on a road. Officials called off the search after three hours, when it got too dark to see, but crews restarted the search in the Crozet area, which is off Interstate 64 near Charlottesville.
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SIGN UP Close to 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, the Albemarle County Fire Department said, "search crews in the area of Newtown Road located a deceased individual, believed to be missing 12-year-old Jordan Sims."
The recovered body was taken to the state medical examiner in Richmond to be identified, but search efforts for the boy have ended.
"This is a heartbreaking outcome, and our hearts are with the Sims' family and loved ones," Albemarle County Fire Rescue Chief Dan Eggleston said in a statement. "We are incredibly grateful to our local and regional partners who supported this search effort with urgency, professionalism, and care."
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Public schools in Allegany County, Maryland, are closed Wednesday, one day after rescuers in boats rescued students and staff from an elementary school.
Images posted by the Cumberland Police Department showed muddy brown floodwaters filling a street, reaching halfway up the height of several parked cars.
are in effect for many parts of the region. Remember: If you’re driving and encounter a flooded road, turn around. Don’t drown.
Reagan National Airport got 1.5 inches of rain, and some areas got 2-3 inches in our wettest day since the remnants of Hurricane Helene blew in last fall. The worst flooding inundated areas west of D.C. More than 5 inches of rain was reported in the Allegany County city of Frostburg.
Boats used to evacuate flooded elementary school in Maryland
Students and staff at a western Maryland elementary school were evacuated via rescue boats amid severe flooding and heavy rain, Allegany County officials said.
The water level was beginning to breach the second floor of Westernport Elementary School with about 150 students and 50 adults inside. First responders made about 15 rescue boat trips to get everyone out safely, authorities said.
Students at George's Creek Elementary were also evacuated on Tuesday. Waters were still high in the George's Creek area on Wednesday morning, the Allegany County Department of Emergency Services said.
Allegany County emergency services and multiple other agencies, including at least one from the D.C. area, are responding to western Maryland to help with flooding in the region. Montgomery County Fire & EMS (MCFRS) is sending six swift water personnel and two boats, following a request from Maryland Department of Emergency Management, an MCFRS spokesperson said.
Storms could strike DC area on Wednesday night
Most of the Wednesday morning rain was on the Maryland side of the Potomac and into Pennsylvania, giving the D.C. area a break in the rain that will last from mid-morning into mid-afternoon.
Storm chances returned Wednesday evening but should die down overnight.
A few showers are possible Thursday, and there's a possibility of a strong storm Friday morning.
