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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Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Dolly Drury
Former Mercer County resident Dolly Mae Drury, 83, of rural Wapakoneta, died at 11:10 p.m. May 14, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
She was born Aug. 3, 1923, in Middle Point, to Forrest and Ethel Faester Tabler. On April 12, 1945, she married Frederick C. Drury, who died Jan. 11, 2001.
Surviving are two daughters, Judith (Harry) Haggard, Lima, and Joyce (Jim) Miller, Wapakoneta; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers and a sister.
She was a homemaker and worked at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, St. Marys, and the Lima Ordinance Depot and co-managed several apartments with her husband.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home, Wapakoneta, the Rev. Elaine Mikesell officiating. There is no burial.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the American Lung Association.
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