Jessica Ur, a server at Pure Wine Cafe on the city’s Main Street, told The Baltimore Sun that she watched as gushing waters swept three or four parked cars down the street. In July 2016, Ellicott City received 6.6 inches of rain over a two- to three-hour period. One sight during the flood: a handmade, white flag hung from an upper story of a Main Street building bearing the letters SOS. Ellicott City has been rebuilding since the 2016 flooding damaged and destroyed businesses. But he said big changes take time, and no one expected such a huge flood so soon after 2016.

Source: Fox News May 28, 2018 06:11 UTC