Heavy Rain in Indiana, July 15, 2005

Name: Heavy Rain in Indiana, July 15, 2005
Start: 2005-07-15T20:00
End: 2005-07-15T20:00
Location: Indiana

July 15, 2005 · NWS IWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $35,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Whitley

When: July 15, 8:00 PM EST
Where: Whitley County, Churubusco
Property damage: $35,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.139, -85.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms continued to develop over extreme northeastern Whitley county between 6 pm and 9 pm EST. At 8 pm, local officials reported three inches of rain had fallen in the Churubusco area, with the rain falling so fast that part of a roof collapsed at the Sheets and Childs Funeral Home. Rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour were estimated by radar, with a final report in excess of 7 inches of rain falling over the area. No injuries were reported. A few streets and basements also experienced some minor flooding.

What these are

Heavy Rain: Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5469909.