This was my original title of the article: EC Safe and Sound Page posts about the Flash Flood Warning in Howard County and why the siren system for Ellicott City was not activated…I worked to shorten it a little bit before publishing this information.

Here is a post on Facebook from Ellicott City Safe and Sound:

Earlier today, a Flash Flood Warning was issued for portions of Howard County. The text of this warning to the public indicated that Ellicott City was included in this alert.

While the western edge of Ellicott City was included, Historic Ellicott City was not in the geographic borders of the alert area, which is why emergency alert tones on Main Street were not automatically triggered by the National Weather Service. The Howard County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) was in direct and constant contact with NWS throughout the morning. When the Flash Flood Warning was issued, OEM was able to immediately confirm that Historic Ellicott City was NOT included in the alert area.