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, March 20th, 2007
Claude Slife
Former Celina resident Claude A. "Dutch" Slife, 79, of Dayton, died March 16, 2007, in Dayton.
He was born Oct. 21, 1927, in Dayton, to Claude I. and Rose Marie Good Slife. On Jan. 30, 1953, he married Anna Sullivan, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Claude (Debbie); a daughter, Sherry (Terry) Bohnert; a brother, Louis (Phyllis); two sisters, Kitty (Dewey) Jones, and Marie Brock; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Deceased are four brothers, William, Richard, Carl and Jim; and a sister, Florence Wells.
He retired as a lieutenant from the Dayton Police Department in 1977 and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran from 1945-1948. He was a member of St. John Free & Accepted Masonic Lodge # 13 and the Antioch Shrine.
Services were 11 a.m. today at Baker-Hazel & Snider Funeral Home & Crematory, Dayton, the Rev. Bruce F. Mase officiating. Burial was at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery with military rites conducted by the Air Force.
Contributions can be made to Celina Visiting Nurses and Hospice or Hospice of Miami County.
Condolences can be sent to www.bakerhazelsnider.com.
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