Most of Isaac's remnants misses Northeast Indiana

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The remnants of Isaac brought little rain to northeast Indiana over the weekend.  The National Weather Service, which had spent the week tracking the once hurricane, said Sunday the system made its way through central Indiana.

Evan Bentley, a meteorologist with NWS said cities in central Indiana received "constant rain" Sunday.  He added Muncie was the most northern city that received rain all day.  Counties and cities in northeast Indiana had off and on rain showers throughout most of the day.

"If your city was under a rain band, you could easily see a quarter-inch of rain," Bentley said.

This past week, Hoosiers everywhere wondered which parts of the state would get rain.  On Sunday, Bentley said the winds that direct the storm were difficult to track.  That made it harder for meteorologists to project where rain would fall.

"[The winds] are so weak," Bentley said.  "It was pretty tough to figure out when it would get picked up and taken along with the rest of systems."

The remainder of Isaac was in Illinois, before it crossed into Indiana.  Over the past couple of days, Isaac fell apart, and rain bands popped up in northeast Indiana.  On Saturday, parts of Grant County received more than five inches of rain.  Parts of the county experienced minor street flooding.

Bentley said bands could continue to appear in the region as last as Monday night.  However, the storm's leftover moisture could help improve the chances of rain later this week.

"It'll leave a lot of moisture around for the next couple of systems, and bring a couple more chances of precip this week," Bentley said.

Area farmers pay close attention to Isaac

Farmers in the region were also closely watching the path of Isaac's remnants.

Lee Frazier grows soy beans and corn in northwest Allen County.  On Sunday, he said his crops did not need that much rain.

"This hurricane coming in isn't really doing much, in fact, it would hurt more than help," Frazier said.  "That's because the corn is very close to black layer, which is what corn is considered when its at maturity."

Frazier said his crops had gotten enough rain thanks to the rainfall from June, and any rain from this point forward is for next year's crop.

"We're going to need some rain to re-charge the soil, so we go into next spring and we got some moisture so the crop will emerge," he said.