Jul 5, 2003
Flash flooding and record river flooding occurred over the southern sections of the Northern Indiana County Warning Area starting July 4th and 5th with river flooding abating by July 14th. Areas from southwest of Fort Wayne, IN to Fort Wayne, Van Wert, OH and Lima, OH received an average of 8 inches of rain during the event, with the St. Marys river basin receiving nearly 15 inches of rain. The majority of the rain fell from July 4th to the 8th as weak upper level impulses moved along a stalled
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5373993). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wells County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.