Maryland county fields more than 100 rescue calls in two-hour period
Maryland County Fields Calls for more than 100 rescue in two hours
A Maryland County reported more than 100 calls on Saturday during a two-hour period during intense rainfall and flash floods.
Important rains from the storms, Washington, north of DC, Maryland, Montgomery County in some parts of the buildings and cars caught many people in buildings and cars.
In the DC region, Silver Spring, Md. And Great Falls, Va. Flash flood emergency Silver Sagittarius and the environment. The warning, which was shared on Saturday night, has never been used in the DC region before, because Flash Emergency emergency situations began to be given by the National Weather Service in 2003 and is the most critical flood warning. Washington Post. Montgomery County Sensors along Sligo Creek said that the water increased by 10 feet in just 30 minutes.
According to the national weather forecast, the amount of precipitation in the region has changed-Tacoma Park was taken between 2.5-3.5 inches, Silver Spring reported 3.5-4.5 inches and the Chevy Chase region saw up to 2.5 inches. “As for the amount of rain, you know, [it] All it may not seem that important, but it was like an hour, one and a half hours. This is a very intense rain ratio, “said the national weather service Baltimore/Cody Ledbetter from Washington.
Although the injury was not reported at the beginning, dozens of water recovery was performed during the evening. Montgomery County Park police responded to a report of 20 people stuck in a Chevy Chase building at 20:30, and carried out water recovery of those trapped.
“Approximately 20 parking bosses remained with civil servants in the building for a few hours until they left an incidentless back road,” Montgomery County Park Police Tracy Lieberman said. He said.
Montgomery County told the resident of John Angel CBS Washington Member Wusa-9 About a sad situation where his wife and daughter are trapped in the SUVs in Sligo Creek Parkway.
“We’re on the phone, we’re talking, and then it was like ‘there’s too much water’. Then just hung up the phone, Ang Angel said.
His family was successfully evacuated from their vehicles with the help of the neighbors moving to help quickly.
“When I went out, I saw this car and basically stuck in the flood.” He said. “The next thing I heard, people were shouting, trying to get him out of the car – it was fast. They took him out – the people in the neighborhood. Thank God.”
The inhabitants were shocked how quickly the water rose. Angel, who has been living in the region for 20 years, said he had never witnessed such intense floods before.
As of Sunday morning, Sligo Creek Parkway was closed due to flood. Other areas reported the road closing on Saturday evening.
According to the National Weather Service, the Flash flood emergency was valid at 21:00. When we look forward, predictions foresee some light showers on Sunday and next week, but more important storms are increasing until next week.
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