Heavy rains fall over weekend, cause some minor flooding

Data showing rainfall amounts reported by CoCoRaHS observers across the area. (Map/data from CoCoRaHS - https://maps.cocorahs.org/?maptype=precip&units=us&base=std&cp=BluYlwRed&datetype=custom&displayna=0&from=2021-07-17&to=2021-07-18&dc=0.9&key=dynamic&overlays=state,county&bbox=-86.67800903320314,40.85744791303121,-84.70046997070312,41.58771550500517)

Another weekend of heavy rainfall caused some flooding in areas of Kosciusko County.

On Saturday evening, a strong thunderstorm developed over areas north of US 30 and remained nearly stationary with rainfall rates up to one inch per hour. Some flooding was reported in rural areas of Warsaw, Leesburg and Oswego.

The storm stayed over the area for about two hours before dissipating.

Since June 4th, some areas have seen over ten inches of rain, with an observer in Leesburg reporting the highest total at 13.58″ (via CoCoRaHS network).

Heavy rains were also seen across areas of southern Allen County near Decatur and into areas of northwest Ohio.

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Lat/Lon              

...Indiana...

...Kosciusko County...
2 ESE Monoquet               4.10 in   1145 AM 07/18   41.28N/85.82W        
2 WSW Irish Lake             4.10 in   1149 AM 07/18   41.28N/85.77W        
1 SE Leesburg                3.20 in   0820 AM 07/18   41.32N/85.83W        
1 SSW Oswego                 2.75 in   1144 AM 07/18   41.30N/85.80W        
Warsaw 4.6 NNE               2.44 in   0630 AM 07/18   41.30N/85.81W        
2 SSW Oswego                 2.00 in   1139 AM 07/18   41.29N/85.80W        
Claypool 1.2 E               1.86 in   0655 AM 07/18   41.13N/85.86W        
Leesburg 0.1 WNW             1.81 in   0600 AM 07/18   41.33N/85.85W        
Warsaw 1.4 N                 1.79 in   0635 AM 07/18   41.26N/85.85W        
Leesburg                     0.82 in   0848 AM 07/18   41.31N/85.72W        
Leesburg 6.7 ESE             0.81 in   0700 AM 07/18   41.31N/85.72W        
Warsaw 3.7 E                 0.70 in   0730 AM 07/18   41.23N/85.78W        
Milford 2.7 SSW              0.68 in   0600 AM 07/18   41.38N/85.87W        
Leesburg 4.1 W               0.61 in   0700 AM 07/18   41.33N/85.93W        
1 SW Sevastopol              0.56 in   0914 AM 07/18   41.11N/86.04W        
Warsaw 2.9 SE                0.51 in   0730 AM 07/18   41.21N/85.80W        
Warsaw 3.0 SE                0.49 in   0800 AM 07/18   41.21N/85.80W        

...Marshall County...
3 S Inwood                   1.00 in   1100 AM 07/18   41.27N/86.20W        

...Wabash County...
Lagro 1.2 SSW                1.52 in   0700 AM 07/18   40.82N/85.73W        

...Whitley County...
4 NNE South Whitley          2.02 in   0116 AM 07/18   41.13N/85.59W