Those affected by the storm who are in need of non-emergency assistance can call Howard County Police Dept at (410) 313-2200.Įllicott City officials say Roger Carter Community and Howard County Recreation Centers are open for those that need a place to shelter. Howard County Fire and EMS said there were reports of building collapses in the area and a gas leak broke out, BGE said, causing an evacuation of the west end of Main Street.Ĭounty Executive Kittleman urged people not to come to the devastated town while locals now work to clean up damage and make repairs. He asks that those in the area stay off roads. Governor Hogan said state and local rescue workers, as well as law enforcement, will be working throughout the night to help those in need in Ellicott City. Some people had to evacuate to the roofs of buildings until first responders could come to their aid. Multiple area fire and rescue crews, including Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, worked to help people stranded in their homes in the area. Monday, as storms and rain move through central Maryland to areas east and northeast. The Maryland Eastern Shore is under a Flash Flood Watch until 4 a.m.
The National Weather Service says a Flash Flood Warning remains in effect for Anne Arundel, Howard, and Baltimore, and Carroll Counties, and a Flood Warning is in effect for Prince George's and Calvert Counties. FOX 5's Mike Thomas says flooding was further affected by the continued rain and wet weather that has been affecting the region for the past 10 days. The National Weather Service says radar estimates that rainfall amounts rose over 7 inches for the area, exceeding 9 inches in parts. Hogan announced that Howard County would get just over $1 million from FEMA that would fund a storm drain project that will reduce the flood risk of areas surrounding Ellicott City's Main Street. In the July 2016 flood, over 6 inches (15 centimeters) fell, much of it in 90 minutes or less.Days ago, Gov. The National Weather Service said some 8 inches (20 centimeters) of rain fell in Ellicott City by Sunday night, when torrents raged through the town. And so we were in the process of working on those, but no one could even think that something like this could happen in such a short time," he told the AP.Īccording to the Associated Press, federal climate extremes index shows that extreme weather events - including flood-triggering downpours and punishing droughts - have indeed increased in the U.S.
"Unfortunately, it takes time to have those larger projects get done.
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Kittleman told The Associated Press that two stormwater retention ponds were being worked on and there were plans to install pipes to divert water flow. Officials told reporters that only 30 percent of a flood mitigation project had been finished after it started following the 2016 disaster. He said major events like this could happen more often in the coming years.Īfter 2016's flash flood, Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman had the county's planning department draft a plans to prevent future disasters in the area. Sublette said the unfortunate fact that the hardest rain fell over Ellicott City on Sunday intensified the damage.
Sublette also say that the atmosphere is warmer than it was 40 or 50 years ago and because it's more humid, the humidity transfers into stronger rainfall. "Now it rapidly runs off down into the streams, creeks and empties right there on main street into the river." "You've got the asphalt, you've got the concrete as opposed to 50 to 70 years ago, a lot of that water can percolate down into the soil," he said. "You have fewer services that are permeable to water." "The runoff is key here with the development that happened in Ellicott City coming down the hills through the streams," Sublette said. Some locals say the town's vulnerabilities have increased as housing developments were built on the land above. RELATED: How You Can Help The Ellicott City Flooding Victims The flooding in 2016 left two people dead. "The fact that Ellicott City lives at the base, or was settled at the base, of four different streams that all enter the Patapsco River at once puts it in a very susceptible place for flooding."įlooding is hardly new for historic Ellicott City where a devastating flood in 1868 killed at least 43 people and another deluged the town in 1972. "We have to put that term aside for a minute," continued Sublette.
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