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 10th, 2007
Edward Swink
Edward H. "Bud" Swink, 87, 79 W. Second St., Minster, died at 11:31 p.m. Dec. 7, 2007, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster.
He was born May 28, 1920, in Wapakoneta, to Ralph and Johanna Jacobs Swink. On May 13, 1950, he married Norma A. Bills, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Gary (Peg), Lansdale, Pa., and Tom (Amy), Lexington, Ky.; three daughters, Connie (Bruce) Kane, Marco Island, Fla., Kathy and Pam (Ed) Blake, all of Cincinnati; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Deceased are a son, Michael; and a sister, Bonnie Jolissaint.
He retired from Minster Machine Co. He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, the Minster Civic Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Knights of Columbus, both of Minster, and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Burial will be at a later date at the church cemetery.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. today and 9-9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to United Cerebral Palsy.
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