Last weekend, we had major flooding in Ellicott City, Oella, and Catonsville. There was some residual flooding in Sykesville, and lots of roads that are still closed due to road beds that have washed away. In case if you haven't been following the story, this is the second major flooding event in two years. This one was worse than the last one. Much worse.
Over the weekend, I was down close to Historic Ellicott City. My favorite restaurant is located just up the hill from the historic district. The road is closed just after the intersection. When I got to the intersection, I saw a dump truck backing DOWN the hill to the Historic District. That road is a very tiny, two lane windy road. And the dump trucks are going downhill backwards - so that they can get their beds filled and come back up again. There's no space down there for them to turn around.
I can't tell you the number of people I know who's basements in Catonsville, Oella, and Ellicott City have been flooded with 20 or more inches of water. The fire department was kept constantly busy, helping people pump out their basements.
From the Baltimore Sun, a timeline of the flooding:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/weather/bs-md-ellicott-city-flooding-timeline-20180530-story.html
I posted pictures about the last time E.C. flooded here:
http://mini-van-mom.blogspot.com/2016/08/ellicott-city-flooding.html
If you'd like to follow the clean up and recovery, you can follow this group on Facebook:
Patapsco Valley Heritage Area
This page is updating the progress of the clean up in and around the Ellicott City area.
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