Multiple roads closed as rain pummels Carroll County during flood warning
Heavy rain closed multiple roads in
Cpl.
As of 9 p.m, Md. 27 was still closed at Nicodemus, and traffic was being diverted at
While the two men on Md. 27 waited for someone to come jump-start the vehicle, they got out of the car to help traffic pass.
"My car is too low to go through all this," said Johnson while waving cars through the rain. "We were just cruising around seeing how bad the roads are."
Johnson works as a landscaper and said although he's lived in
"I really needed the water for the grass to grow and everything," said Johnson," but now it's getting ridiculous."
"I've never seen this road like this before," he said.
Shortly after the two men began directing traffic, a state trooper put out flares and officially closed Md. 27 farther southbound headed toward
Karas said there were many calls regarding the weather.
"We've had numerous, numerous calls of water goring over the roadway and mudslides throughout the area," he said, and urged people to be careful, especially when driving.
The flood warning went into effect for
The warning was posted to last until
Water cascades over Md. 27 Wednesday after heavy rains pummeled the county.
Water cascades over Md. 27 Wednesday after heavy rains pummeled the county. (
The warning is for
"At
The NWS warns people to not drive on flooded roads because more flood deaths occur in vehicles. The
"The key with such heavy rain moving through the area [is to] make sure to watch out if you're out driving, and don't drive through roadways that have any water flowing over them," Ledbetter said, adding, "turn around, don't drown."
While the flood warning ends at
Wednesday's heavy storms came after
This weekend saw 3 to 6 inches of rain. Monday, Ledbetter said,
Ledbetter did not have rain totals for
"[The total is] somewhere between there for
Tuesday's rains brought a number of road closures in the northern end of the county, with high waters, washed out roads and downed trees.
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Flooding can be seen at Md. 27, where two men got stuck heading southbound past
Flooding can be seen at Md. 27, where two men got stuck heading southbound past
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A Civil War-era ash tree was cut down
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