![]() Initial damage estimates appear to be higher than the 2016 flood, according to officials. Sunday's destruction came less than two years after flood waters ripped through the same part of town leaving two people dead and causing millions in damage. First responders rushed to the scene to rescue people who had become trapped in buildings along the roadway. The heavy Memorial Day weekend storm created flash floods that sent cars floating down Main Street. Flags will return to full-staff sunset of the day he is laid to rest."Įmergency crews continued to work Tuesday following the second devastating flood in the last two years that left the historic Maryland city in ruins. (WJZ) - As heavy rains moved into Ellicott City on Monday evening, sirens blared in the low-lying historic district for the first time since they were installed. "His service to our country, state, and local community will not soon be forgotten. ![]() The Governor announced Tuesday night that he was ordering Maryland flags to fly at half-staff in honor of Hermond. Emergency workers are searching for 39-year-old Eddison Hermond in Ellicott City, which was hit hard Sunday evening by flash flooding from an intense rain storm. "He was a man who dedicated his life in service to others, in the Air Force & MD National Guard, and again on Sunday night as he bravely risked his life to assist a fellow citizen during the flooding in Ellicott City. There are no words to adequately describe our sense of loss," Gov. "We’re deeply saddened to learn that the body of Sgt. Hermond is a sergeant with the National Guard and an Air Force veteran, according to officials. He has done so much for me in my life and that's just him," Joe Lopez, Hermond's friend explained to FOX 5. People will have 10 minutes to access their properties and can only take what they can carry."He would do that for anyone. Ellicott City, founded in the 18th century as a mill town and the site of the first terminus of the B&O Railroad outside the city, suffered two 1,000-year floods in 20, damaging dozens. They say credentialing to access Main Street will take place at the George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive. Downpours pummeled areas in the WMAR-2 News viewing area, and a Flash Flood Warning was issued for historic Ellicott City, where two massive floods destroyed the downtown and caused one death. to 8 p.m., according to the Howard County government. I can't go through this again."īusiness owners and residents will have escorted access to their properties Tuesday from 8 a.m. "I don't know what to say is going to happen to Ellicott City," she said. Now, after 22 years in business, she says she can't fathom going through this again. Like so many Ellicott City business owners she did re-open, and was excited for the future of the city she loves. When FOX 5 spoke to Shea-Cohen after the flood in 2016, she was already thinking about re-opening her shop. She had just gotten her inventory back inside for Memorial Day weekend. What's worse, the weekend before she had moved everything out in fear of the storms. They took refuge in someone's apartment, surviving with just a few scrapes.Ī day later, Shea-Cohen says she's grateful for her life, but devastated to lose her business yet again. We're going to end up drowning in this river. region Wednesday night into Thursday morning bringing flooding to parts of the area and causing a popular Howard County concert venue to cancel a show. "We were basically swim walking," Shea-Cohen said.Ĭell phone video shows her clinging to Gary as they wade near the Tiber River. Heavy rain and storms moved across the D.C. She says the door was stuck so they broke a window to escape into the flooded street. I said, 'Gary, I don't want to drown in here.'" A New Jersey woman survived a harrowing mile-long ride through a storm drain last Monday after flash floods swept her and her car into the drainage system. All the furniture was moving, the floor had buckled and the water is getting higher and higher. "And the showcase came down, this huge 6-foot-wide, 6-foot-tall showcase came down. In Howard County, Maryland, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Flash. Shea-Cohen was in the shop with her friend, Gary, when water started pouring in from the front and back. Wednesday's severe weather brought rain, wind and possible tornados to parts of the the DMV. ![]() ![]() "I've had a lot of things in my life that have happened, but this was the scariest," she said. ![]()
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