Amid an emergency no one saw coming, volunteers from nearby counties showed up with swiftboats to bring the children and their teachers to safety.

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

Meteorologist Alena Lee looks over some of the flood warnings that are set to expire on Thursday across Western Maryland.

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.

Thick mud coated the streets of Westernport a day after floodwaters surged through the town, stranding vehicles and forcing the evacuation of an elementary school.

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.

The Potomac River has crested well above flood stage in several locations after all the rainfall since Tuesday, turning the situation dangerous.