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, May 22nd, 2007
Alvira Huwer
Alvira M. Huwer, 94, of state Route 118, Celina, died at 6:20 p.m. May 20, 2007, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford.
She was born May 2, 1913, in Carthagena, to Bernard and Helena Beckstedt Hartke. On April 15, 1939, she married Lester Huwer, who died Sept. 24, 1998.
Surviving are a son, John (Cathy), Dover, Del.; four daughters, Patricia (John) Pfister, Fort Wayne, Ind., Nancy (Steve) Ertel, Muncie, Ind., Jane (Shawn) Miesse, Celina, and Barbara (Rick) Flowers, Naples, Fla.; a son-in-law, Edward McGillvary, Celina; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, Ralph; a daughter, Judy McGillvary; four brothers, Alvin, Norbert, Sylvester and Richard Hartke; and two sisters, Julite Folino and Bertha Beals.
She cleaned houses in the Celina area, was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina, and its Altar Rosary Sodality and Sewing Circle.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Richard Riedel officiating. Burial is at St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home, Celina.
Contributions can be made to the church or State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice.
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