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PHOTOS: Storm Damage in Elkridge

Traffic light on Coca Cola Drive out, trees down across town Saturday June 30.


The storm Friday night did a number on Maryland, with more than 400,000 losing power as a result across the state. At 3 p.m. Saturday, there were 40,000 without power in Howard County, according to BGE. 

Here's what Elkridge had to say about the storm on Twitter:

ilikegorillas at 11:32 a.m. via Twitter for Android
lucky evening, literally everyone in elkridge lost power.

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SirMikeyDubs at 10:10 a.m. via web
No power at the house still, phone battery at 4%, so im sitting here in the elkridge library letting it charge.

Ryan_TheStunna at 1:21 a.m. via Twitter for Android
I'm glad i have the best apartment in elkridge, no competition. our power hasn't gone out for more then 30 seconds through all these storms.

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snowmote at 11:29 p.m. via Twitter for iPhone
storm in elkridge now

dragon_hwang at 11:27 p.m. via Twitter for Android
Still have power #elkridge

MUSEified_gurrl at 11:21 p.m. via Tweetbot for iOS
still have power here in Elkridge, MD. Lots of rain, thunder and lightning.

Y0GabbaGabba246 at 11:07 p.m. via Twitter for iPhone
it's like this big lightning and wind storm in Elkridge.

JumpGlass at 10:48 p.m. via TweetDeck
Here in Elkridge, there is no wind but we can see and hear the storm coming. I'm looking for the flashlights.

Editor's note: Some Tweets have been edited for grammar. This article was corrected at 6 p.m. to reflect that more than 400,000 lost power statewide.


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