Jun 18, 2009 5:45 pm US/Eastern
Recent Storms Cause Damage
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Recent storms which left several inches of rain caused some damage including downed trees.
CBS
Several areas across the state saw several inches of rain in a very short period of time.
Mike Hellgren reports heavy rains soaked Maryland creating a mess for drivers as well as other concerns about the impact of the weather on homes and communities.
Hundreds on Patapsco Avenue had to be redirected after flash flooding closed it down.
"When I saw all this blocked, I'm like yeah, it's flooded," said Kim Iverson, a Nottingham resident.
Just after 2:30 Thursday afternoon a fire truck slammed into a home on Bareva Road, injuring four firefighters.
Investigators have not said whether or not the accident was weather related, but they are looking into wet roads as a factor.
"It just hit that slick spot up there, started losing control of the truck. It spun around to the left, spun around to the right, I guess it couldn't get much traction," said Michael Alexander, a witness.
"We do have safety officers on location who are all performing a thorough and in depth investigation into exactly what happened here today," said Chief Kevin Cartwright, spokesman, Baltimore City Fire Department.
To the North, this huge tree caused major problems in Kingsville, Baltimore County, knocking out power after it fell across Bradshaw Road.
"Some woman was in a van and she stopped right in front of my driveway. I saw sparks flying and I thought she'd hit a telephone pole. She was shaking, another second, she would have been underneath that tree, It could have been a catastrophe," said Butch Coster, a Kingsville resident.
The weather also threatened the St. Stephens Carnival, one of Maryland's oldest.
"It's just one more thing we got to get through with all this rain," said a St. Stephen's Carnival organizer.
At least someone's enjoying it, WJZ cameras captured a set of ducks on the road in Miller's Island, even as water was still standing this afternoon, it was ankle-deep this morning.
"Nothing but water everywhere," said Anna Lake, a Millers Island resident.
Anna Lake has lived in her community for 51 years.
She remembers the devastation there during Hurricane Isabel.
Sky Eye Chopper 13 was over the scene back then in 2003.
Lake also worries that recent rains will cause drainage problems in her neighborhood and block area roadways.
"With all the rain that we're going to get the rest of the week, our roads will probably be under," Lake adds.
The folks at St. Stephen's Church tell Eyewitness News late today BGE was able to remove the tree so their fundraiser carnival will go on as planned.
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