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
Saturday, June 16th, 2007
Jessie Crider
Jessie Lee Crider, 86, 7691 state Route 117, Mendon, died at 8:39 a.m. June 15, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
She was born May 7, 1921, in Mendon, to Eber and Eva Hickernell Nelson. On April 13, 1940, she married Carl William Crider, who died Oct. 6, 1976.
Surviving are three sons, David (Judy), Mendon, Richard, Van Wert, and Robert (Deb), Delphos; three daughters, Carol (Willis) Watts, Marion, Linda Burden, Venedocia, and Peg (Rick) Hesse, Mendon; 23 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and four stepgreat-grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter, Sally Lynn Crider Miller; an infant son; two infant daughters; two brothers, Dean and Don Nelson; four sisters, Winifred Nelson, Hollis Wurth, Rowena Beam and Helen Dorsey; a son-in-law, John Burden; and a great-grandson.
She was a homemaker and had worked at the former Huffy Bicycle Corp., Celina. A 1939 graduate of the former Mendon-Union High School, she was a member of Mendon United Methodist Church.
Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Mendon, the Rev. Michael Berne officiating. Burial is at Wright Cemetery, Jennings Township, Van Wert County.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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