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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,922 posts)
Sun May 27, 2018, 05:47 PM May 2018

Anyone who is outside around Ellicott City should find higher ground NOW. More rain is coming.

Hat tip, WMAR, channel 2, which has a reporter out there.

https://twitter.com/WMAR2News

Anyone who is outside around Ellicott City should find higher ground NOW. Another round of rain is coming in.



Nearly 13 inches of rain in just three hours at this weather station in Catonsville, Md. https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMDCATON31



Yes, by all indications this is worse than two years ago. It's absolutely unbelievable that this has happened twice in two years.



Incredible: Just to the southeast of Ellicott City, radar indices 7-8” of rain has fallen.



Capital Weather Gang Retweeted:

**PLEASE RETWEET** If you are in the downtown Ellicott City area or know of family/friends who live there: Please AVOID the downtown area. If you are in a vehicle - DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATER. Turn Around, Don't Drown.



WMAR-2 News Retweeted:

#REMINDER According to @NOAA, it takes just 12 inches of rushing water to strand a small vehicle, while 24 inches of fast flowing water can carry away most vehicles. #turnarounddontdrown READ MORE >> https://bit.ly/2L0Wmlg



#ECFlood | Reports of building collapses in #Ellicott City | Collapse rescue teams en route | In some areas, water is above the first floor of buildings.



5:30 PM Sunday- **FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY** remains in effect for Ellicott City. This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC situation and you must move to HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY AND STAY AWAY FROM ANYWHERE WHERE WATER IS MOVING.


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Anyone who is outside around Ellicott City should find higher ground NOW. More rain is coming. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 2018 OP
Just started in Calvert County 15 minutes ago. elleng May 2018 #1
I have been watching it on the Weather Channel for the BigmanPigman May 2018 #2

BigmanPigman

(52,241 posts)
2. I have been watching it on the Weather Channel for the
Sun May 27, 2018, 06:07 PM
May 2018

past hour. HOLT SHIT!!!! I pulled up Weather Underground to monitor it. It looks like DC is somehow missing most of it. They said more rain, 2", is coming and could be 10 inches in 3 hours in Ellicott City. The last "flood of the century" was only in 2016! This one is as bad too. Now the water is going up to the second floors of buildings.

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