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, November 7th, 2007
Urban Hemmelgarn
Urban Hemmelgarn, 89, 830 W. Main St., Coldwater, died at 11:52 a.m. Nov. 6, 2007, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
He was born Sept. 25, 1918, in St. Henry, to Henry and Amelia Stammen Hemmelgarn. On May 10, 1947, he married Clara Dues, who died Jan. 30, 1973.
Survivors are three sons, Stanley (Sharon), Ansonia, Roger (Cathy), Fort Recovery, and Lester (Betty), St. Henry; four daughters, Carolyn (Henry) Reier, Maria Stein, Nancy (Daniel) Hart, Carthagena, Virginia (Roger) Thornton, Wapakoneta, and Pamela (Doug) Westgerdes, Fort Recovery; a brother, Andy (Velma) Hemmelgarn, St. Henry; three sisters, Marcella Bailey, Dayton, Aggie Miller, Brookville, and Flora Dippold, Cassella; a sister-in-law, Mary Ann, St. Henry; 24 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are three brothers, Cyrilus, Cletus and Ernie; two sisters, Betty Hemmelgarn and Rita Harmuth; four brothers-in-law, Melvin Bailey, Ralph Miller, Cyril Dippold and Martin Harmuth; a sister-in-law, Agnes; and a grandchild.
He was a retired farmer. He was a member of St. Wendelin Catholic Church and its Men's Society and the Knights of St. John, Maria Stein.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-10 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
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