2026-07-06 19:34:35 Serious crash causes Route 27 closure in Mt. Airy – NEW WTOP Skip to main content

Serious crash causes Route 27 closure in Mt. Airy

By Chantalle Edmunds

WASHINGTON — Route 27 near Penn Shop Road in Mount Airy, Howard County, Maryland, is closed in both directions following a multiple vehicle crash.

Serious injuries have been reported, according to Howard County police.

More details to follow.

Ellicott City flood alert sounds, Howard County works to reduce chronic devastation

By Neal Augenstein
For the first time, early warning sirens sounded in historic Ellicott City on Monday evening, triggered by a flash flood warning from the National Weather Service. Despite almost two inches of rain in a one hour period, no serious damage was sustained in Maryland's flood-prone tourist destination, which suffered devastating floods in 2016 and 2018.
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