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
Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Verna Glass
Verna V. Glass, 89, 9130 state Route 197, Celina, died at 12:30 a.m. Sept. 19, 2007, at her residence.
She was born Sept. 13, 1918, in Mercer County, to Joseph and Margaret Houser Now. She married Harry Preston, who is deceased. Then on Sept. 28, 1957, she married John Edward Glass, who survives in Celina.
Also surviving are a son, Don (Rosalie Smalley) Preston, Rockwell, N.C.; a daughter, Barbara Reder, Celina; a sister, Dorothy Nottingham, Celina; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Deceased are a son-in-law, Jim Reder; three brothers, Cloyd, Floyd and Dale Now; and two sisters, Golda Jeffries and Bertha Now.
She retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, St. Marys, was a 1936 graduate of Neptune High School and was a member of Neptune Church of God.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Bill Morman officiating. Burial will follow at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.
Calling is 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home, Celina.
Contributions can be made to the church or Celina Area Visiting Nurses and Hospice.
Condolences can be made to LHDfuneralhome.com.
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