Jul 5, 2003
Heavy thunderstorms trained across the northern third of the Indianapolis forecast area with parts of Carroll and Howard counties getting as much as 8 to 10 inches of rain in less than 12 hours. One 36 year old female was killed in Burlington as she attempted to clean out a storm drain and was sucked down. Also, a 62 year old female was killed when she attempted to move her vehicle across a flooded roadway road at State Road 218 and County Road 525 West. She was subsequently swept into a ditch
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5372851). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Carroll County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.