Nestled along the banks of the Patapsco River, Ellicott City is one of Maryland’s most historic communities, a town built on resilience long before tragedy struck Main Street in 2016.
On July 30, 2016, catastrophic flash flooding tore through Main Street after record-breaking rainfall overwhelmed the Tiber-Hudson watershed. Cars were swept away, businesses destroyed and two lives were lost.
Ten years later, the scars of the flood remain visible, but so does the resilience of a town still writing its next chapter.
WMAR’s special report “Rising Above” looks back at the floods that reshaped Ellicott City and the resilience that continues to define it.
Airing Thursday, July 30, 2026 on WMAR and all of WMAR streaming platforms.
Watch "Rising Above": Ellicott City 10 Years Later
