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Cars sit on the edge of a sinkhole in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, as heavy rain moves through the region. Road closures have been reported due to flooding, downed trees and electrical lines elsewhere in the Mid-Atlantic. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings through Wednesday afternoon in Washington, northern Virginia and central Maryland. (AP Photo)

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A car drives past a bucket holding orange flags at an intersection in Memphis, Tenn., on Monday, April 14, 2014. A local mother placed the buckets on either end of a crosswalk as an act of "tactical urbanism" - a low-cost way to improve safety in her neighborhood. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

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Sarah Newstok waves at a honking car near her home in Memphis, Tenn. on Monday, April 14, 2014. The mother of three installed buckets with orange safety flags at a busy intersection of her neighborhood when the crosswalk installed by the city failed to slow down traffic. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

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A man walks across a flooded section of the Cobbs Creek Parkway after getting his car stuck, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo)

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Tow truck workers walk along a flooded section of the Cobbs Creek Parkway after freeing a stuck car, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo)

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A man walks across a flooded section of the Cobbs Creek Parkway as a tow truck worker tries to free a swamped car, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo)

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A man waves for a tow truck after getting swamped trying to cross a flooded section of the Cobbs Creek Parkway, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo)

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A car gets swamped by a wave from a passing tow truck as they pass down a flooded section of the Cobbs Creek Parkway, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo)

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A tow truck worker stumbles as he walks across a flooded section of the Cobbs Creek Parkway, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo)

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A pedestrian crosses the street in a rainstorm, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Philadelphia. The area can expect widespread showers with possible thunderstorms with a flood watch in effect through Thursday morning. (AP Photo)

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A man waits for a tow truck after getting swamped trying to cross a flooded section of the Cobbs Creek Parkway, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/)