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
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
Esther Granger
Esther L. Granger, 76, 1670 state Route 29, Wabash, died August 7, 2007, at her residence.
She was born April 13, 1932, in Lynn, Ind., to Vern and Mildred Leason Leonard. On Nov. 21, 1964, she married David Granger, who survives.
Other survivors are a son, Bruce (Roberta), Hinsdale, Ill.; three daughters, Kathryn (Gerald) Oliver, Downers Grove, Ill., Connie (Jerry) McRill, Seven Fields, Pa., and Carolyn (Don) Fitzsimons, Olathe, Kan.; five brothers, James Leonard, Woodbridge, Va., Walter (Karen) Leonard, Spring Hill, Fla., Tom (Jane) Leonard, Lockport, Ill.; Russell (Judy) Leonard, Renton, Wash., and Joe (Rita) Leonard, Fremont, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was a retired Celina City Schools bus driver and a homemaker. She was a member of the Celina Church of the Nazarene and had attended Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois.
Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Larry Hamilton officiating. Burial is at Spring Hill Cemetery, Fort Recovery.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, and 9-10 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Condolences can be sent at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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