I can't figure out how to correct my misspelling in the title, apologies....
Historic Ellicott City, about 10-15 miles west of Baltimore got slammed with 6" of rain in about 2 hours. News says about 6 months' rain.
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some aftermath shots
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That is a mess of water heading downhill. I saw some footbridges on the news footage this morning and looked up Ellicott City on Google Earth. It is apparently directly adjacent to the Patapsco River, probably not 200 yards from the area where the footage was taken. That is a tremendous amount of damage to not only personal property, but it appears as though a good amount of infrastructure was lost. A bad deal all around. I pray they recover.
The word "adjacent" is almost right.... Ellicott City sits on top, literally, of the tributaries. Stores and shops straddle the banks in a number of cases.
As of last night, there were two reported deaths. And lots of repairs to be done. Don't know if the area will ever recover to the bustling tourist attraction.
Ellicott City was founded in the late 1700s. Neat place to explore when not being inundated with too much water. I have been on a road (just outside of the historic downtown section) where remaining foundations are an inch or two from the edge of paving.
