As severe weather gripped the D.C. region, tragedy struck in Mt. Airy Thursday night. A 13-year-old boy died after being swept into a storm drain.

MOUNT AIRY, Md. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy died after he was trapped in a storm drain in Maryland during heavy rainfall and flooding on the East Coast that also led to rescues from cars that were submerged in floodwaters, officials said.

The Mount Airy Police Department said the individual had become 'trapped' in the drain after getting caught up in the floodwaters