Major flooding is being reported in Ellicott City, MD after 5-6 inches of rain fell in a matter of hours Sunday afternoon:
Flooding in Ellicott City rivaling the flooding incident in 2016 | Multiple rescues in progress | Swift Water Rescue teams assembling | Avoid downtown Ellicott City area to enable rescuers to gain access
— Howard Co Fire & EMS (@HCDFRS) May 27, 2018
WARNING – EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. But I want everyone to see what’s going on in #EllicottCity Maryland right now. Flash flood emergency in effect. Radar estimated 5-6” of rain in just the past couple hours. Storms continue to train over the region. The flooding is not done. https://t.co/YXpEhtPMdU
— Mike Thomas (@MikeTFox5) May 27, 2018
The videos we’re seeing are insane:
In case it’s not clear yet, stay away from Main Street. Please. pic.twitter.com/FO1HFpYqMo
— Libby Solomon ??? (@libsolomon) May 27, 2018
It’s 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 pic.twitter.com/IuwBRyPRzW
— Jeremy Harris (@JeremyHarrisTV) May 27, 2018
Main Street #EllicottCity flooding. pic.twitter.com/crYP74go08
— Libby Solomon ??? (@libsolomon) May 27, 2018
People stuck on second floor of Phoenix Emporium. Water still rising pic.twitter.com/cqU92jrrZJ
— Libby Solomon ??? (@libsolomon) May 27, 2018
This flood looks worse than 2016. pic.twitter.com/AxFm1g9ZY4
— Libby Solomon ??? (@libsolomon) May 27, 2018
Authorities are telling folks to “find higher ground” and rescuers are on the way:
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#ECFlood | Water is receding | Firefighters and swift water rescue are starting rescues in the area | Find higher ground and wait for rescuers to get to you
— Howard Co Fire & EMS (@HCDFRS) May 27, 2018
Standing water on many roads, including Routes 29 and 100 | Please stay off the roads | DO NOT cross roads with standing water | Turn Around/Don’t Drown
— Howard Co Fire & EMS (@HCDFRS) May 27, 2018
According to these early reports, today’s flooding could be worse than the flash flood that struck the city in 2016:
Not the first flash flood in #EllicottCity – July 30, 2016… #flooding killed two people and cause $22M in damage. pic.twitter.com/ydgVMtV5SW
— Chris Gloninger NBC10 Boston (@ChrisGNBCBoston) May 27, 2018
Update. Photos of the aftermath are horrific:
Walking through downtown Ellicott City surveying the damage with Lt. Governor @BoydKRutherford, County Executive Kittleman, and emergency management personnel from the county and state. We stand in solidarity with Ellicott City and Howard County. We are #EllicottCityStrong. pic.twitter.com/tlbU5b3wYQ
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) May 28, 2018
I’ve made it to Old Ellicott City. From up the hill from Main Street, near the courthouse. Flooding is horrible. Submerged cars. pic.twitter.com/G7TwGlPWUE
— Kevin Rector (@RectorSun) May 27, 2018
Please don’t come to Ellicott City. It is a disaster. CC @baltimoresun pic.twitter.com/9orsfzu9KY
— Kevin Rector (@RectorSun) May 27, 2018
The damage in #EllicottCity at the top of Main Street is worse than 2016. Ellicott Mills Dr. completely washed out. A wedding party was evacuated from Main Street Ballroom. pic.twitter.com/XLbPrubx6u
— Kevin Rector (@RectorSun) May 27, 2018
Police and fire emergency crews are searching submerged cars. Landlords checking on tenants. Wedding guests and others hurrying up the street, some barefoot, heels in hand. One man passed with a cat he’d just found in a carrying cage. #EllicottCity pic.twitter.com/vH6MzlfNJ5
— Kevin Rector (@RectorSun) May 27, 2018
The wedding party has now evacuated up the hill to the courthouse. The bride and groom reunited at the foot of the hill. pic.twitter.com/eASqJk6OLA
— Kevin Rector (@RectorSun) May 28, 2018
Breaking: Governor @LarryHogan and @HoCoGovExec are touring Main Street Ellicott City right now. Destruction. pic.twitter.com/LgSqIQaBGH
— Kevin Rector (@RectorSun) May 28, 2018
Ellicott City is destroyed again. Damage downhill on Main Street looks devastatingly similar to that in 2016. pic.twitter.com/TLmv0raNHu
— Kevin Rector (@RectorSun) May 28, 2018
I just made it nearly all the way down Ellicott City’s Main Street. It’s destroyed. Caplan’s is gutted just like in 2016. Many other storefronts, too. pic.twitter.com/FJNWNZ6hGp
— Kevin Rector (@RectorSun) May 28, 2018
Now Gov. @LarryHogan and @HoCoGovExec are here too. Hogan inspects a sunken vehicle, noting how deep one of the tires was sunk into the ground, then points to the “EC Strong,” a motto after 2016’s floods, on the marquee of The Ellicott. “Look at that,” he said with a sigh. pic.twitter.com/13GFMXHggm
— Kevin Rector (@RectorSun) May 28, 2018
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