#EllicottCity
May 27, 2018
DEVELOPING...
A Maryland city was devastated late Sunday afternoon after 6-inches of heavy rain caused a downtown flash flood. Major damage is reported and many cars have been swept away.
Ellicott City was still recovering from a flash flood two years ago that killed two and forced the historic city to rebuild much of its Main Street. Residents said Sunday's flood seemed even worse than the storm in July 2016 -- which was called an extremely rare "one-in-1,000 year event," and cost the city tens of millions of dollars in damages.
An emergency warning was issued by the National Weather Service at 4:40 p.m.
\u201c440 PM - **FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY** has been issued for Ellicott City in Howard County, Maryland. Significant flash flooding and multiple water rescues have been reported on Main Street in Ellicott City.\u201d— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS Baltimore-Washington) 1527453866
\u201cIt\u2019s happening all over again. Main Street in @EllicottCity with devastating flooding. @CairnsKcairns @FOXBaltimore @wbaltv11 @wjz video courtesy my sister Kali Harris. (Explicit language) #EllicottCity #Maryland\u201d— Jeremy Harris (@Jeremy Harris) 1527453208
\u201cEllicott City Flooding:\n- Major flooding due to torrential rains in Ellicott City, Maryland\n- Water rescues are underway\n- Reports indicate that Patapsco River along Anne Arundel, Howard, and Baltimore counties is rising significantly\nhttps://t.co/8XMpovGqMA\u201d— PM Breaking News (@PM Breaking News) 1527459555
Main Street #EllicottCity flooding. pic.twitter.com/crYP74go08
-- Libby Solomon (@libsolomon) May 27, 2018
\u201cDEVELOPING: Flash flooding, water rescues reported in Maryland as heavy rain soaks much of the state. https://t.co/CfWjWkGHWA\n\nVideo shows water rushing down Main Street in Ellicott City, just outside Baltimore. It's the same street devastated by flash flooding in July 2016.\u201d— ABC News (@ABC News) 1527457853
\u201cAs an #EllicottCity production, we wish the people and businesses of the area a safe and speedy recovery after the devastating flood today.\u201d— ButterflyKissesMovie (@ButterflyKissesMovie) 1527456938
\u201cThe 2016 flooding event in Ellicott City, Maryland was categorized as a 1/1000 year event ... similar ... if not worse event less than TWO years later !!!!!!\u201d— Tom Moore (@Tom Moore) 1527458333
\u201c#EllicottCity getting its second 1000 year storm in three years. Global climate change isn\u2019t real though right?\u201d— Be Vanilla (@Be Vanilla) 1527457894
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DEVELOPING...
A Maryland city was devastated late Sunday afternoon after 6-inches of heavy rain caused a downtown flash flood. Major damage is reported and many cars have been swept away.
Ellicott City was still recovering from a flash flood two years ago that killed two and forced the historic city to rebuild much of its Main Street. Residents said Sunday's flood seemed even worse than the storm in July 2016 -- which was called an extremely rare "one-in-1,000 year event," and cost the city tens of millions of dollars in damages.
An emergency warning was issued by the National Weather Service at 4:40 p.m.
\u201c440 PM - **FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY** has been issued for Ellicott City in Howard County, Maryland. Significant flash flooding and multiple water rescues have been reported on Main Street in Ellicott City.\u201d— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS Baltimore-Washington) 1527453866
\u201cIt\u2019s happening all over again. Main Street in @EllicottCity with devastating flooding. @CairnsKcairns @FOXBaltimore @wbaltv11 @wjz video courtesy my sister Kali Harris. (Explicit language) #EllicottCity #Maryland\u201d— Jeremy Harris (@Jeremy Harris) 1527453208
\u201cEllicott City Flooding:\n- Major flooding due to torrential rains in Ellicott City, Maryland\n- Water rescues are underway\n- Reports indicate that Patapsco River along Anne Arundel, Howard, and Baltimore counties is rising significantly\nhttps://t.co/8XMpovGqMA\u201d— PM Breaking News (@PM Breaking News) 1527459555
Main Street #EllicottCity flooding. pic.twitter.com/crYP74go08
-- Libby Solomon (@libsolomon) May 27, 2018
\u201cDEVELOPING: Flash flooding, water rescues reported in Maryland as heavy rain soaks much of the state. https://t.co/CfWjWkGHWA\n\nVideo shows water rushing down Main Street in Ellicott City, just outside Baltimore. It's the same street devastated by flash flooding in July 2016.\u201d— ABC News (@ABC News) 1527457853
\u201cAs an #EllicottCity production, we wish the people and businesses of the area a safe and speedy recovery after the devastating flood today.\u201d— ButterflyKissesMovie (@ButterflyKissesMovie) 1527456938
\u201cThe 2016 flooding event in Ellicott City, Maryland was categorized as a 1/1000 year event ... similar ... if not worse event less than TWO years later !!!!!!\u201d— Tom Moore (@Tom Moore) 1527458333
\u201c#EllicottCity getting its second 1000 year storm in three years. Global climate change isn\u2019t real though right?\u201d— Be Vanilla (@Be Vanilla) 1527457894
DEVELOPING...
A Maryland city was devastated late Sunday afternoon after 6-inches of heavy rain caused a downtown flash flood. Major damage is reported and many cars have been swept away.
Ellicott City was still recovering from a flash flood two years ago that killed two and forced the historic city to rebuild much of its Main Street. Residents said Sunday's flood seemed even worse than the storm in July 2016 -- which was called an extremely rare "one-in-1,000 year event," and cost the city tens of millions of dollars in damages.
An emergency warning was issued by the National Weather Service at 4:40 p.m.
\u201c440 PM - **FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY** has been issued for Ellicott City in Howard County, Maryland. Significant flash flooding and multiple water rescues have been reported on Main Street in Ellicott City.\u201d— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS Baltimore-Washington) 1527453866
\u201cIt\u2019s happening all over again. Main Street in @EllicottCity with devastating flooding. @CairnsKcairns @FOXBaltimore @wbaltv11 @wjz video courtesy my sister Kali Harris. (Explicit language) #EllicottCity #Maryland\u201d— Jeremy Harris (@Jeremy Harris) 1527453208
\u201cEllicott City Flooding:\n- Major flooding due to torrential rains in Ellicott City, Maryland\n- Water rescues are underway\n- Reports indicate that Patapsco River along Anne Arundel, Howard, and Baltimore counties is rising significantly\nhttps://t.co/8XMpovGqMA\u201d— PM Breaking News (@PM Breaking News) 1527459555
Main Street #EllicottCity flooding. pic.twitter.com/crYP74go08
-- Libby Solomon (@libsolomon) May 27, 2018
\u201cDEVELOPING: Flash flooding, water rescues reported in Maryland as heavy rain soaks much of the state. https://t.co/CfWjWkGHWA\n\nVideo shows water rushing down Main Street in Ellicott City, just outside Baltimore. It's the same street devastated by flash flooding in July 2016.\u201d— ABC News (@ABC News) 1527457853
\u201cAs an #EllicottCity production, we wish the people and businesses of the area a safe and speedy recovery after the devastating flood today.\u201d— ButterflyKissesMovie (@ButterflyKissesMovie) 1527456938
\u201cThe 2016 flooding event in Ellicott City, Maryland was categorized as a 1/1000 year event ... similar ... if not worse event less than TWO years later !!!!!!\u201d— Tom Moore (@Tom Moore) 1527458333
\u201c#EllicottCity getting its second 1000 year storm in three years. Global climate change isn\u2019t real though right?\u201d— Be Vanilla (@Be Vanilla) 1527457894
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