Jamie Knight had never met the man who initiated her rescue Saturday evening during the torrential rainstorm in Ellicott City. “I wish I knew how to get in touch with him. It was brave, really brave,” Knight told WUSA 9 after the incident. But yesterday, Knight had the opportunity to meet her hero, Jason Barnes.

WUSA9 caught the exchange on a video that shows 29-year-old Knight embracing Barnes, whose toy store was damaged by the storm. “Not a problem, it was the decent thing to do,” Barnes told Knight after she finally thanked him in person. He also told WUSA his wife’s reaction when he got home that evening. “She yelled at me at first, in tears, she told me never to do it again,” he said.

As flood waters surrounded her car Saturday evening, Barnes attempted to save Knight, but was overcome by the water. In a second attempt, he led an effort that involved a group of men creating a human chain to rescue her. The heroic incident was captured on video.

Six inches of rain fell in two hours that night, killing two people, sweeping vehicles off roads, damaging businesses, and displacing many residents in the historic town. Overall, about 120 people needed to be rescued during the storm, Howard County officials said, according to WJLA.

As part of the city’s recovery efforts, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency for the county, making it eligible to receive state resources and putting into motion the process for seeking federal assistance. And some residents are taking funding into their own hands, including Barnes’ stepmother. She launched an online fundraising campaign for his store that now has more than $19,000 in contributions.

And this morning, the Howard County Government announced on Facebook that it’s opened a “one stop shop” where people impacted by the flood can get information about organizations that can offer assistance.