September 7th, 2011 - 3:59 pm

And now, floods

To add to the list of natural disasters our state has seen in the past couple weeks, we now are experiencing extreme flash floods. Currently, 16 Maryland counties are under flood advisories, watches, or severe weather warnings due to the heavy downpour. Some spots hit especially hard are the Patapsco River on the Howard/Baltimore County line, the rising Jones Falls near Mt. Washington, and flooded Main Street in Ellicott City.

One Ellicott City resident documented the flooding in the video below: