2nd time in two years a once in a thousand year flooding in Maryland.

[deanrd]

Subtropical Storm Alberto Strengthens Ahead of Landfall in the Florida Panhandle; Flooding, Storm Surge, Damaging Winds Possible

A once in a thousand year storm two out of three years.

Lot's of named storms, even this big one in May. When does that happen?

There'll be tornadoes. You can count on it.

Thank God for Republicans telling us it's all made up and there is no such thing as climate change.

I feel better already.

 

[WillowTree]

That is not subtropical Alberto dumbass!

 

[DarkFury]

A once in a thousand year flood does NOT mean you will only have one of them in a thousand years idiot.
It MEANS in one thousand years you will have AT LEAST ONE.
You fuckin retard.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Who of any importance has said "there's no such thing as climate change"?

Climate always changes. The dispute is over whether the cause is anthropogenic, or merely cyclical.

That the proponents of anthropogenic change continually post modified data, fantastical data, or alternatively omit actual data does not strengthen their argument.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

We need more windmills!!!

 

[Camp]

That catastrophe was caused by city/county planning engineering blunders. Storm waters have to go someplace. Point them towards main street and that is where they will go.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Subtropical Storm Alberto Strengthens Ahead of Landfall in the Florida Panhandle; Flooding, Storm Surge, Damaging Winds Possible

A once in a thousand year storm two out of three years.

Lot's of named storms, even this big one in May. When does that happen?

There'll be tornadoes. You can count on it.

Thank God for Republicans telling us it's all made up and there is no such thing as climate change.

I feel better already.

Thank God for Republicans telling us it's all made up and there is no such thing as climate change.

The climate never changes, that's why my Chicago neighborhood is still under a mile of ice.

 

[skookerasbil]

Let's face it....those all in with the climate alarmists tend to the hysterical on much of life. We have a regular member in this forum.... every time there is a forest fire somewhere his head explodes. Fortunately most people aren't that way and don't go diving for cover every time there's a flood somewhere

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

That catastrophe was caused by city/county planning engineering blunders. Storm waters have to go someplace. Point them towards main street and that is where they will go.

They did nothing after the last flood two years ago.

 

[flacaltenn]

Subtropical Storm Alberto Strengthens Ahead of Landfall in the Florida Panhandle; Flooding, Storm Surge, Damaging Winds Possible

A once in a thousand year storm two out of three years.

Lot's of named storms, even this big one in May. When does that happen?

There'll be tornadoes. You can count on it.

Thank God for Republicans telling us it's all made up and there is no such thing as climate change.

I feel better already.

Deanie is in the Dark Ages of information. BECAUSE he's nothing but a partisan shill.. The Left enviro-nuts WORSHIP GW as some kind of demon for which sacrifices must be made. INSTEAD of actually doing any work to check and study the gossip and misinformation that the Church of Global Warming preaches...

1000 year flood my ass... It gets WORSE as you take away forests and grasslands and small streams and NORMAL drainage down that road grade.. THAT"s your problem...

Why Ellicott City is prone to flooding

Being located next to the Patapsco River and other nearby rivers, plus being in a valley, makes the city especially vulnerable to catastrophic flash floods.

The flooding this Memorial Day weekend was the 15th recorded catastrophic flood in Ellicott City. A little background: The city was first settled in 1766 by James Hood. The grist mill he built on the land was destroyed in 1768, yes, by flood waters.

Ellicott City, Maryland - Wikipedia
History
Floods
The town is prone to flooding from the Patapsco River and its tributary the Tiber River. These floods have had a major impact on the history of the town, often destroying important businesses and killing many. Ellicott City has had major devastating floods in 1817, 1837, 1868,[5] 1901, 1917, 1923, 1938, 1942, 1952, 1956, 1972 (Hurricane Agnes), 1975 (Hurricane Eloise), 1989, 2011, 2016, and 2018. The 1868 flood washed away 14 houses, killing 39 to 43 (accounts vary) in and around Ellicott City. It wiped out the Granite Manufacturing Cotton Mill, Charles A. Gambrill's Patapsco Mill, John Lee Carroll's mill buildings, and dozens of homes.[5] One mill was rebuilt by Charles Gambrill, which remained in operation until a fire in 1916.[6]:36

Ellicott City, Maryland - Wikipedia

Historic flood stages marked on the B&O viaduct, c. 2006. Hurricane Agnes flood stage (14.5 feet (4.4 m)) is in the middle of the photograph.
A 1923 flood topped bridges, in 1952 an 8-foot (2.4 m) wall of water swept the shops of Ellicott City, and a 1956 flood inflicted heavy damage at the Bartigis Brothers plant. On June 21, 1972, the Patapsco River valley flooded 14.5 feet (4.4 m) from the remnants of Hurricane Agnes, taking out a concrete bridge, destroying the Jonathan Ellicott home, and the 1910 Victor Blode water filtration plant, and flooding Main Street to the Odd Fellows hall.[6]:26 The Old Main Line of the B&O Railroad also sustained serious damage.

On September 27, 1975, the town was flooded 9.0 feet (2.7 m) from Hurricane Eloise. Floods also occurred September 22, 1989, from Hurricane Hugo, and on September 7, 2011, flooding 11.0 feet (3.4 m) from Tropical Storm Lee.

 

[flacaltenn]

I just knew some Dark Ages warmer was gonna post this misinformation last night. So I looked into it.

 

[tycho1572]

deanrd found himself something else to whine about. lol

 

[hjmick]

Subtropical Storm Alberto Strengthens Ahead of Landfall in the Florida Panhandle; Flooding, Storm Surge, Damaging Winds Possible

A once in a thousand year storm two out of three years.

Lot's of named storms, even this big one in May. When does that happen?

There'll be tornadoes. You can count on it.

Thank God for Republicans telling us it's all made up and there is no such thing as climate change.

I feel better already.

Deanie is in the Dark Ages of information. BECAUSE he's nothing but a partisan shill.. The Left enviro-nuts WORSHIP GW as some kind of demon for which sacrifices must be made. INSTEAD of actually doing any work to check and study the gossip and misinformation that the Church of Global Warming preaches...

1000 year flood my ass... It gets WORSE as you take away forests and grasslands and small streams and NORMAL drainage down that road grade.. THAT"s your problem...

Why Ellicott City is prone to flooding

Being located next to the Patapsco River and other nearby rivers, plus being in a valley, makes the city especially vulnerable to catastrophic flash floods.

The flooding this Memorial Day weekend was the 15th recorded catastrophic flood in Ellicott City. A little background: The city was first settled in 1766 by James Hood. The grist mill he built on the land was destroyed in 1768, yes, by flood waters.

Ellicott City, Maryland - Wikipedia
History
Floods
The town is prone to flooding from the Patapsco River and its tributary the Tiber River. These floods have had a major impact on the history of the town, often destroying important businesses and killing many. Ellicott City has had major devastating floods in 1817, 1837, 1868,[5] 1901, 1917, 1923, 1938, 1942, 1952, 1956, 1972 (Hurricane Agnes), 1975 (Hurricane Eloise), 1989, 2011, 2016, and 2018. The 1868 flood washed away 14 houses, killing 39 to 43 (accounts vary) in and around Ellicott City. It wiped out the Granite Manufacturing Cotton Mill, Charles A. Gambrill's Patapsco Mill, John Lee Carroll's mill buildings, and dozens of homes.[5] One mill was rebuilt by Charles Gambrill, which remained in operation until a fire in 1916.[6]:36

Ellicott City, Maryland - Wikipedia

Historic flood stages marked on the B&O viaduct, c. 2006. Hurricane Agnes flood stage (14.5 feet (4.4 m)) is in the middle of the photograph.
A 1923 flood topped bridges, in 1952 an 8-foot (2.4 m) wall of water swept the shops of Ellicott City, and a 1956 flood inflicted heavy damage at the Bartigis Brothers plant. On June 21, 1972, the Patapsco River valley flooded 14.5 feet (4.4 m) from the remnants of Hurricane Agnes, taking out a concrete bridge, destroying the Jonathan Ellicott home, and the 1910 Victor Blode water filtration plant, and flooding Main Street to the Odd Fellows hall.[6]:26 The Old Main Line of the B&O Railroad also sustained serious damage.

On September 27, 1975, the town was flooded 9.0 feet (2.7 m) from Hurricane Eloise. Floods also occurred September 22, 1989, from Hurricane Hugo, and on September 7, 2011, flooding 11.0 feet (3.4 m) from Tropical Storm Lee.

EOT.

 

[flacaltenn]

Thanks for pointing out that Deanie was confused by a weak-ass subtropical storm and the flooding in Ellicott City. I missed that part. Tiny storm was 500 miles from E City with 50mph winds and hardly a center eye. The rain up there was subtropical moisture drawn north but NOT really associated with the storm. Happens this time of year.

Certainly not a 1000 year event for E city. Now I don't know WTF he was talking about being 1000 year event.
He's really a deacon in the Church of GW I guess.

 

[Camp]

That catastrophe was caused by city/county planning engineering blunders. Storm waters have to go someplace. Point them towards main street and that is where they will go.

They did nothing after the last flood two years ago.

The biggest corruption in the USA is the hidden corruption in county government zoning boards. A piece of land zoned as agriculture and often in or on a flood plain gets a new owner and the zoning changes that allows development that replaces woods, meadows and farm fields with roof tops and blacktop that drains the rain waters into pipelines *storm drains" which flow into what used to be small streams and those small streams would flow into rivers. Now they become rivers. The value of the property multiplies significantly.

I worked for a county as an equipment operator. We built huge drainage ditches to accommodate flood waters created from rain and storms. Cost millions of dollars, but every time a new development or shopping center, industrial park, etc., showed up we showed up too and were building those drainage ditches. Dozers, Gradalls front end loaders, backhoes, trucks and labor crews.

 

[hjmick]

That catastrophe was caused by city/county planning engineering blunders. Storm waters have to go someplace. Point them towards main street and that is where they will go.

They did nothing after the last flood two years ago.

Having watched TWC last night, this question was asked. According to the answer, they did what they could with the funds available and had just recently received the federal they had applied for after the 2016 flooding.

 

[skookerasbil]

That Trump Administration operates like an old wooden cuckoo clock packed with 90 weight gear grease. Maybe that's the sort of thing that happens when you can't find anyone to nominate for critical posts (or can't get anyone to take them (or can't get Congress to buy off on your for-shit offerings)).

Well s0n, we think you listen to waaaaaaaaaay too much NPR.

 

[Old Rocks]

A once in a thousand year flood does NOT mean you will only have one of them in a thousand years idiot.
It MEANS in one thousand years you will have AT LEAST ONE.
You fuckin retard.

You are the fucking idiot, asshole. No, it does not mean that you will have one or more every 1000 years. It means that the chances are that you will have one in any given 1000 years. If you have two of them in a 1000 year period, separated by about 500 years, you have just beat the averages by 50%. If you have two of them in 3 years, you have just beat the averages by a factor of 500,000. Back to back would by by 1,000,000.

 

[Old Rocks]

Subtropical Storm Alberto Strengthens Ahead of Landfall in the Florida Panhandle; Flooding, Storm Surge, Damaging Winds Possible

A once in a thousand year storm two out of three years.

Lot's of named storms, even this big one in May. When does that happen?

There'll be tornadoes. You can count on it.

Thank God for Republicans telling us it's all made up and there is no such thing as climate change.

I feel better already.

Deanie is in the Dark Ages of information. BECAUSE he's nothing but a partisan shill.. The Left enviro-nuts WORSHIP GW as some kind of demon for which sacrifices must be made. INSTEAD of actually doing any work to check and study the gossip and misinformation that the Church of Global Warming preaches...

1000 year flood my ass... It gets WORSE as you take away forests and grasslands and small streams and NORMAL drainage down that road grade.. THAT"s your problem...

Why Ellicott City is prone to flooding

Being located next to the Patapsco River and other nearby rivers, plus being in a valley, makes the city especially vulnerable to catastrophic flash floods.

The flooding this Memorial Day weekend was the 15th recorded catastrophic flood in Ellicott City. A little background: The city was first settled in 1766 by James Hood. The grist mill he built on the land was destroyed in 1768, yes, by flood waters.

Ellicott City, Maryland - Wikipedia
History
Floods
The town is prone to flooding from the Patapsco River and its tributary the Tiber River. These floods have had a major impact on the history of the town, often destroying important businesses and killing many. Ellicott City has had major devastating floods in 1817, 1837, 1868,[5] 1901, 1917, 1923, 1938, 1942, 1952, 1956, 1972 (Hurricane Agnes), 1975 (Hurricane Eloise), 1989, 2011, 2016, and 2018. The 1868 flood washed away 14 houses, killing 39 to 43 (accounts vary) in and around Ellicott City. It wiped out the Granite Manufacturing Cotton Mill, Charles A. Gambrill's Patapsco Mill, John Lee Carroll's mill buildings, and dozens of homes.[5] One mill was rebuilt by Charles Gambrill, which remained in operation until a fire in 1916.[6]:36

Ellicott City, Maryland - Wikipedia

Historic flood stages marked on the B&O viaduct, c. 2006. Hurricane Agnes flood stage (14.5 feet (4.4 m)) is in the middle of the photograph.
A 1923 flood topped bridges, in 1952 an 8-foot (2.4 m) wall of water swept the shops of Ellicott City, and a 1956 flood inflicted heavy damage at the Bartigis Brothers plant. On June 21, 1972, the Patapsco River valley flooded 14.5 feet (4.4 m) from the remnants of Hurricane Agnes, taking out a concrete bridge, destroying the Jonathan Ellicott home, and the 1910 Victor Blode water filtration plant, and flooding Main Street to the Odd Fellows hall.[6]:26 The Old Main Line of the B&O Railroad also sustained serious damage.

On September 27, 1975, the town was flooded 9.0 feet (2.7 m) from Hurricane Eloise. Floods also occurred September 22, 1989, from Hurricane Hugo, and on September 7, 2011, flooding 11.0 feet (3.4 m) from Tropical Storm Lee.

Well then, this is not a 1000 year flood at all, but a 20 year flood. That does change the whole picture.

 

[flacaltenn]

Subtropical Storm Alberto Strengthens Ahead of Landfall in the Florida Panhandle; Flooding, Storm Surge, Damaging Winds Possible

A once in a thousand year storm two out of three years.

Lot's of named storms, even this big one in May. When does that happen?

There'll be tornadoes. You can count on it.

Thank God for Republicans telling us it's all made up and there is no such thing as climate change.

I feel better already.

Deanie is in the Dark Ages of information. BECAUSE he's nothing but a partisan shill.. The Left enviro-nuts WORSHIP GW as some kind of demon for which sacrifices must be made. INSTEAD of actually doing any work to check and study the gossip and misinformation that the Church of Global Warming preaches...

1000 year flood my ass... It gets WORSE as you take away forests and grasslands and small streams and NORMAL drainage down that road grade.. THAT"s your problem...

Why Ellicott City is prone to flooding

Being located next to the Patapsco River and other nearby rivers, plus being in a valley, makes the city especially vulnerable to catastrophic flash floods.

The flooding this Memorial Day weekend was the 15th recorded catastrophic flood in Ellicott City. A little background: The city was first settled in 1766 by James Hood. The grist mill he built on the land was destroyed in 1768, yes, by flood waters.

Ellicott City, Maryland - Wikipedia
History
Floods
The town is prone to flooding from the Patapsco River and its tributary the Tiber River. These floods have had a major impact on the history of the town, often destroying important businesses and killing many. Ellicott City has had major devastating floods in 1817, 1837, 1868,[5] 1901, 1917, 1923, 1938, 1942, 1952, 1956, 1972 (Hurricane Agnes), 1975 (Hurricane Eloise), 1989, 2011, 2016, and 2018. The 1868 flood washed away 14 houses, killing 39 to 43 (accounts vary) in and around Ellicott City. It wiped out the Granite Manufacturing Cotton Mill, Charles A. Gambrill's Patapsco Mill, John Lee Carroll's mill buildings, and dozens of homes.[5] One mill was rebuilt by Charles Gambrill, which remained in operation until a fire in 1916.[6]:36

Ellicott City, Maryland - Wikipedia

Historic flood stages marked on the B&O viaduct, c. 2006. Hurricane Agnes flood stage (14.5 feet (4.4 m)) is in the middle of the photograph.
A 1923 flood topped bridges, in 1952 an 8-foot (2.4 m) wall of water swept the shops of Ellicott City, and a 1956 flood inflicted heavy damage at the Bartigis Brothers plant. On June 21, 1972, the Patapsco River valley flooded 14.5 feet (4.4 m) from the remnants of Hurricane Agnes, taking out a concrete bridge, destroying the Jonathan Ellicott home, and the 1910 Victor Blode water filtration plant, and flooding Main Street to the Odd Fellows hall.[6]:26 The Old Main Line of the B&O Railroad also sustained serious damage.

On September 27, 1975, the town was flooded 9.0 feet (2.7 m) from Hurricane Eloise. Floods also occurred September 22, 1989, from Hurricane Hugo, and on September 7, 2011, flooding 11.0 feet (3.4 m) from Tropical Storm Lee.

Well then, this is not a 1000 year flood at all, but a 20 year flood. That does change the whole picture.

It's a DESIGN FLAW in the town layout since 1764 man.. And construction and expansion has made it worse. Chill a bit about every fucking weather event..