![]() "If you are trapped, we are coming," the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services tweeted at one point. 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. "They say this is a once every 1,000-year flood and we've had two of them in two years," Hogan said. Boyd Rutherford put a comforting hand on Kittleman's back. ![]() As he spoke at an outdoor news conference, Maryland Lt. Kittleman said he toured the historic county seat after the flash flood receded and was "heartbroken" by seeing it so severely damaged again since the flooding of 2016. But officials were just beginning to assess the damage. Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman said authorities aren't aware of any fatalities or missing people. "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 centimeters) of rain over a 6-hour period, but most of it fell during an intense, 3-hour period, Muccilli said. In July 2016, Ellicott City received 6.6 inches (17 centimeters) of rain over a 2- to 3-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. She had been around the last time the area flooded, but said this time it appeared worse. The disaster came on a day when the National Weather Service said a flash flood warning had been issued for what it described as an "extremely dangerous situation." A meteorologist said about 8 inches fell in Ellicott city in a six-hour period.Jessica Ur, a server at Pure Wine Cafe on the city's Main Street, told the paper she watched as gushing waters swept three or four parked cars down the street. On Sunday, officials opened a shelter at a community center in Ellicott City for the victims. 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. #soaked #byebyesidewalk #trappedtourists /L84HCUNT0v- Kat Foster Owens May 27, 2018Įllicott City has been rebuilding since the 2016 flooding damaged and destroyed businesses. The last time we go to #EllicottCity if rain is in the forecast. Some reported a blaring alarm had sounded. Water rushes through Main Street in Ellicott City, Md., Sunday, May 27, 2018. ![]() ![]() Jessica Ur, a server at Pure Wine Cafe, told the paper she watched as gushing waters swept three or four parked cars down the street. ![]() Some residents of Ellicott City told The Baltimore Sun the flooding appeared to be worse than the 2016 flooding that killed two people and destroyed local businesses. Fire rescue crews were going door-to-door to make sure residents were not trapped in lower-level buildings, CBS Baltimore reports. ![]()
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