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A Maryland city was devastated [May 27] after 6-inches of heavy rain caused a downtown flash flood. Major damage is reported and many cars have been swept away.
Ellicott City was still recovering from a flash flood two years ago that killed two and forced the historic city to rebuild much of its Main Street. Residents said Sunday's flood seemed even worse than the storm in July 2016--which was called an extremely rare "one-in-1,000 year event", and cost the city tens of millions of dollars in damages.
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Second "1,000-Year" Flood in Two Years Slams Into Historic Maryland City
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(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Tuesday May 29 2018, @08:52AM
"Rainstorm" is not the same as a "1 in 1000 year flood event".
Something that happens every other day
VS
Something that is likely to happen, on average, once in a thousand years.
Insurance companies are very good at this.
Also, "1-in-a-1000" events *could* happen several times in a week, and *still* be 1-in-a-thousand events (although actuaries *do* review their tables, and if something becomes, or is assessed to be, more likely, your premiums will go up.)
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex