No! But I completely understand the confusion. Don’t we have to wait a thousand years for another thousand year event? Remarkably, less than two years later, the same area observed even more rain in another event. At the time, that event was also called a one-in-a-thousand-year event, since statistics based on historical records estimate it had a 0.1% chance of occurring in any given year. Two years ago in late July, a similar moisture-rich atmosphere dropped nearly half a foot of rain in just a couple of hours, leading to unbelievably damaging flash floods. The last several days must feel like reliving a horrible nightmare for residents of Ellicott City. graph based on data from NWS Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service. The Patapsco River near Ellicott City, Maryland, went from normal to major flood stage in a little over an hour following a thousand-year extreme rain event. And as the heavy rain poured onto pavement and other hard surfaces north of the city, it drained downhill, turning local streets into raging rivers and causing destruction along the way. Sadly, Ellicott City is located smack dab in that funnel. Thanks to the local topography of the region, all of this water was funneled towards local tributaries and the Patapsco River. Or said another way, these extreme rains were a 1-in-500 to a 1-in-1000-year event.
Rain gauges in Catonsville measured more than ten inches of rain, while Ellicott City saw around eight inches of rain.īased on historical records, rainfall amounts this large over this short a period of time have a 0.1-0.2% chance of occurring in any given year. On May 27, an atmosphere laden with moisture was triggered to unleash a barrage of rain to the west of Baltimore, dropping more than six inches of rain in several hours. 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.Mud and flood debris blanketed a section of main street below an overpass in Ellicott City, Maryland, after flash flooding in late May 2018. 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. 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 reported a blaring alarm had sounded. Water rushes through Main Street in Ellicott City, Md., Sunday, May 27, 2018. "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. 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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