As heat and humidity increases in Maryland, so has flash flooding. The state has had at least 51 flash flood warnings so far this year, its most since 2020

Some Maryland communities saw severe flooding on Thursday after storms brought heavy rain across the state. Several water rescues were reported in Harford County as flooding prompted road closures in some areas, like Joppatowne. In Mt. Airy, a child drowned after being washed into a drainage pipe during a heavy rainstorm on Thursday evening.

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,