![]() Images and video from the scene are striking, showing fast-moving water rising nearly as high as the bottom edge of the streets' stop signs and obliterating anything in the torrent's path. if you have any news, please contact me #EllicottCityFlood /moxxJm1Sjj- Kenneth Josepha May 28, 2018 he was swept away in the ellicott city flooding yesterday around 5pm trying to help people and hasn't been seen or heard from since. But he said big changes take time, and no one expected such a huge flood so soon after 2016.******* MISSING PERSON ALERT IN ELLICOTT CITY ******* Hogan said temporary improvements were in place and more things were in the works to reduce the community's vulnerabilities. Some are already asking questions about whether enough was done after the last flood to prevent a similar catastrophe. Just two weeks ago, Hogan announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had awarded the state and county more than $1 million to pay for projects aimed at reducing the flood risk in areas around Main Street. Local officials recently said that 96 percent of the businesses were back in operation and more than 20 new businesses had again opened in the Main Street area. "If you are trapped, we are coming," the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services tweeted at one point.Įllicott City has been rebuilding since the 2016 flooding damaged and destroyed businesses. One sight during the flood: a handmade, white flag hung from an upper story of a Main Street building bearing the letters SOS. Others said they gathered in the second story of a building to anxiously watch the seething waters. Some people reported hearing a blaring alarm during the flooding. ![]() "In a normal heavy rain event, you wouldn't see this amount of flooding, where you see cars floating down the road," Muccilli said. On Sunday, the community received nearly 8 inches (20.32 centimeters) of rain over a six-hour period, but most of it fell during an intense, three-hour period, Muccilli said. In July 2016, Ellicott City received 6.6 inches (17 centimeters) of rain over a two- to three-hour period. Mike Muccilli, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sterling, Virginia, said it's too early to make comparisons between the two floods. "It's significantly higher than it was before," she told the newspaper, comparing the floodwaters to those of 2016. ![]() Jessica Ur, a server at Pure Wine Cafe on the city's Main Street, told The Baltimore Sun that she watched as gushing waters swept three or four parked cars down the street. The flooding Sunday swept away parked cars in Ellicott City, set along the west bank of Maryland's Patapsco River and about 13 miles (20 kilometers) west of Baltimore. "They say this is a once every 1,000-year flood and we've had two of them in two years," Hogan said. Larry Hogan also toured the area and promised "every bit of assistance we possibly can." "We will be there for them as we were in 2016," he said. Residents and business owners, Kittleman said, "are faced with the same daunting task again." Kittleman said the damage was significant and appeared to him to be worse than the flooding two summers ago. But first responders and rescue officials were still going through the muddied, damaged downtown, conducting safety checks and ensuring people evacuated. (AP) - After flash floods sent cars floating down Main Street in historic Ellicott City, Maryland, local officials said they were heartbroken to see the community so severely damaged again less than two years after a devastating flood killed two people and caused millions in damages.Īs the flood waters receded late Sunday, officials were just beginning the grim task of assessing the destruction.ĭuring an evening news conference, Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman said authorities aren't aware of any fatalities or missing people.
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