Flood Fatalities: January 2005 Monthly Total: 12 Vehicle Related: 5
| Day | State | County | Gender | Age | Circumstances |
| 3 | AR | Marion | F | 87 | Elderly couple attempted to cross flooded low water crossing, exited truck and tried on foot. Water was too swift and they were swept downstream, the 88 year old man survived, his wife did not |
| 3 | AZ | Yavapai | M | 18 | Three young people attempted to cross flooded creek in a backhoe, which flipped over and two drowned |
| M | 19 | ||||
| 4 | IN | Warren | M | ? | Victim attempted to cross flooded river, water was over the approach road. It is believed that he tried to crawl out of the car window and was swept away |
| 4 | MO | McDonald | M | ? | Elderly couple tried to cross flooded stream on foot and were swept away |
| F | ? | ||||
| 6 | OH | Athens | F | 85 | Victim rescued from her flooded mobile home after first refusing. When rescued, she was sitting in water up to her knees. She never recovered from the hypothermia |
| 7 | CA | Los Angeles | M | ? | Flash flooding killed a homeless man in Elysian Park |
| 8 | CA | San Diego | M | ? | Victim pulled from Tijuana River, may have been swept away attempting to cross border |
| 10 | CA | San Bernardino | F | 35 | Pregnant woman in a car swept away as a creek rose very quickly from a trickle to 6 feet deep when a blockage upstream finally gave way |
| 10 | UT | Washington | M | ? | Perished in the flooding near Quail Creek Reservoir |
| 12 | MO | Lawrence | M | 31 | Swept away in car attempting to cross flooded stream |