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
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Saturday, March 31st, 2007
James Farrell
James "Jim" Farrell, 73, of Fowler, Ind., died at 1:06 a.m. March 30, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Lafayette, Ind.
He was born Sept. 27, 1933, in Goodland, Ind., to Maurice and Bernadetta Bower Farrell. On June 29, 1957, he married Shirley Wetli, who survives.
Other survivors are a son, Jim (Sandy), Elkhart, Ind.; two daughters, Angle (Jim) Schneidt, Celina, and Geralyn (Tim) Bird, Fowler; a brother, Dave (Marge), Fowler; two sisters, Barbara (Leland) Mayhew, Kentland, Ind.; and Jane (Bill) Lyons, Westfield, Ind.; and five grandchildren.
He retired as a farmer in 2005 and worked at Moews Seed Corn, Boswell, Ind. A 1951 graduate of Goodland High School, he was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dunnington, the Catholic Order of Forresters, Holy Name Society, the American Legion Post 57, and served on the committee of Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service (ASCS) office, both of Fowler.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Donald Gross officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery. Calling is 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the Yuill-Shoemaker Funeral Home, Boswell, Ind., where a rosary will be prayed at 4 p.m.
Contributions can be made to the Lung Association or Benton County Catholic School Educational Trust.
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