More than 150 students were stranded in a Maryland school as floodwaters rose. One father didn’t wait. He jumped a fence and went in after his daughter.

Over 200 students and staff were evacuated from Westernport Elementary School in Maryland after heavy rain caused a flash flood.

Flood waters sweeping through Western Maryland left many residents with extensive damage and a big cleanup. Some vehicles are still trapped in several inches of water, mud and debris. Floodwaters still fill parts of Western Maryland, which even caused one elementary school in Allegany County to evacuate.

A flash flooding emergency was declared by the National Weather Service for parts of western Maryland Tuesday and footage from a fire station in that area showed exactly what was in store.

CSX was able to repair flood damage to former Baltimore & Ohio main lines in the Cumberland, Md., area overnight, allowing freight and Amtrak service to resume. The CSX routes sustained damage during heavy rainstorms on Tuesday [see “Flooding knocks out key CSX routes

Soon after a judge let stand approvals related to flood protection construction at Annapolis City Dock, the anonymous plaintiff filed an appeal, according to court documents.

Western Maryland Scenic’s Georges Creek Division Railroad impacted by flooding though the Cumberland-Frostburg operation remains unaffected.

Parts of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic were slammed with multiple inches rain, triggering flooding across multiple states.