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
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Sister Julia Knapke
Former Cranberry Prairie resident Sister Julia Knapke, 93, died at 12:05 a.m. Dec. 2, 2007, at Catherine Kasper Home, Donaldson, Ind.
She was born Jan. 7, 1914, in Cranberry Prairie, to William and Rose Hemmelgarn Knapke.
Survivors are a brother, William (Esther), Cranberry Prairie; a sister, Lucille Hess, Dayton; and two sisters-in-law, Eileen Knapke, St. Henry, and Norma Knapke, Cranberry Prairie.
Deceased are four brothers, Claude, Bernard, Mark and Robert; and four sisters, Paula, Hilda, Rita and Roselynn.
She entered the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Community, Donaldson, on June 26, 1937, and took her vows on June 25, 1939. She served as a teacher and school principal from 1941 to 1982. In 1984, she became involved in pastoral ministry and worked at diocesan marriage tribunal offices in Bellville, Ill., and Fort Wayne, Ind., before retiring in 1993.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Wednesday at Catherine Kasper Home. Burial is at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Donaldson.
Calling is 4:30-9 p.m. Tuesday at Catherine Kasper Home, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
Arrangements were handled by Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Plymouth, Ind.
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