Earlier in the day Maryland's Howard County issued a flash flood emergency at around 4:45 p.m.
Charlie Risselado, a waiter at Tersiguel’s restaurant, told ABC News in a phone interview that the rainstorm had flooded the basement.
\"Right now we have about 6 inches,\" he said.
Risselado said water had been \"gushing out of windows\" of some of the storefronts and \"blasting through the fronts of these buildings.\"
\"I'm losing power and I would like to take care of my staff,\" he added.
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PHOTO: The streets of Ellicott City, Md. are flooded after heavy rains, May 27, 2018.
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PHOTO: Rescuers search for people during a flood in Ellicott City, Md., May 27, 2018.
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PHOTO: The streets are flooded in Ellicott City, Md., May 27, 2018.
Two years ago another rainstorm killed two residents and significantly impacted local businesses.
Some people in the town managed to record some of Mother Nature's mayhem.
Parked cars were reduced to air hockey pucks.
The newly-formed street river can be seen on full display in this video.
A view from the second floor of an antique shop shows the treacherous waters that used to be a street.
Even first responders were turning away at this street intersection.
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