Several inches of rain forced the evacuation of Ellicott City.
Patch editors and photographers were in downtown Ellicott City when the Patapsco River rose several feet, prompting the evacuation of Ellicott City.
Advertise on Patch and reach potential customers in your backyard and beyond. Click here for more information.
Learn more »
If you want to help local causes, or your cause needs local help, your next click should be right here.
Learn more »
You’re now signed up!
Enter your tip here and it will be sent straight to Editor Brandie Jefferson, Danna Walker, Andrew Metcalf, Bryan P. Sears, Regional Editor Lisa Rossi, Ellicott City Patch, and Jason Butt, Ellicott City Patch's (incredibly grateful) editors.
Cathie Weber
8:48 pm on Wednesday, September 7, 2011
We went down there about 7 pm and you could not tell anything had happened! Amazing. Restaurants open, people walking.
PastorLorenzo Epps
9:16 pm on Wednesday, September 7, 2011
miss this ole towne! (:-)
Diane Iacia
8:28 am on Thursday, September 8, 2011
Thank you so much ! I love getting all the updates from Catonsville Patch.
Keep up the good work .
annie chen
12:12 am on Saturday, September 10, 2011
It's so surreal to see our house and car(the red Volkswagen) submerged in the water. We live in Valley Mede (Ellicott City) and lost our home and everything in it on Wednesday.