Jan 6, 2005
Major flooding of the Skillet Fork River occurred. Thousands of acres of farmland were flooded. A man was rescued from his flooded vehicle about one and a half miles east of Springerton in White County. At Wayne City, where flood stage is 15 feet, the river crested at 21.41 feet on the 7th. The flooding was partially the result of a major snowstorm on December 22. Around 10 inches of snow in the Skillet Fork River Basin melted rapidly by New Year's Day, followed by a succession of heavy rainfall
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5438642). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wayne County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.