Westernport, United States - May 13, 2025 Heavy rain over hilly and mountainous terrain quickly triggered serious flash flooding in parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Torrential rain prompted a flash flood emergency in western Maryland on Tuesday, and other pockets of significant flooding were reported in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The body of a 12-year-old boy was recovered in Albemarle County, Virginia, after being swept away by floodwaters on Tuesday evening. The hardest-hit area was western Allegany County, Maryland, particularly the town of Westernport, located about 115 miles west-northwest of Washington, D.C. Videos shared on social media showed floodwaters rushing through parts of the town, reaching homes and businesses and surrounding Westernport Elementary School. Around 200 students and faculty were evacuated by boat from the school, according to an Allegany County spokesperson. Two to 5 inches of rain fell over the hilly terrain along the border with West Virginia, triggering major flash flooding along Georges Creek, which runs through the town before emptying into the North Branch of the Potomac River. A river gauge reported a more than 7-foot rise in just six hours, marking the highest level since the record flood of September 6, 1996. Upstream from Westernport, parts of a road were washed out, prompting evacuations near Laurel Run, Maryland. Roads were also closed in and around Lonaconing, Maryland. The National Weather Service issued its highest-level flash flood alert – a flash flood emergency – for western Allegany County on Tuesday afternoon. In southwest Pennsylvania, multiple basements and roads were flooded in Somerset, and several roads were flooded in Meyersdale, where one rain gauge measured 6 to 7 inches of rain. In eastern West Virginia, evacuations were triggered near Keyser when Stony Run overflowed its banks, according to the National Weather Service.