Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
Monica Grevenkamp
Monica R. Grevenkamp, 85, 6463 state Route 119, Maria Stein, died at 12:50 p.m. Dec. 11, 2006, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
She was born Feb. 27, 1921, in Carthagena, to Henry and Margaret Hoelscher Hess. On May 22, 1946, she married Gregor Grevenkamp, who died Feb. 9, 1998.
Survivors are three sons, Gerald (Mary Ann), New Bremen, Steve (Shirley), St. Henry, and Richard (Jeanne), Middletown; three daughters, Margie (John) Beckman, Minster, Janice (Jack) Hummel, New Weston, and Mary (John) Overman, Fort Recovery; two brothers, Victor (Mary) Hess, Coldwater, and Arthur Hess, of Tennessee; two sisters, Rita (Bernard) Hoying, Celina, and Adella Hess, St. Henry; two sisters-in-law, Eleanor Hess and Adelheit Hess, both of Coldwater; 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, Kenneth; two brothers, Urban and Jerome; and a sister, Bertha Beckstedt.
She was a homemaker and member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Cassella, and its ladies sodality of the parish. She also was a member of Catholic Knights, Cassella, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9019 Auxiliary, Chickasaw.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Harry Cavanaugh officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
Contributions can be made to the Center for Neurological Development or CA Industries.
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