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, January 16th, 2008
R. Kay Snyder
Mercer County native R. Kay Snyder, 61, died Jan. 3, 2008, at her residence in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Death was due to cancer.
She was born April 8, 1946, in Mercer County, to Waldo W. and A. Lucille Freewald Snyder, who are deceased. In 1979, she married James M. David, who survives.
Other survivors are two brothers, Terrill and Stephan, both of Celina; and a sister, Jill (Dan) Myers, Celina.
Deceased is a brother, Woodrow.
  She was a registered nurse who worked in various positions in Ohio, California, Arizona, New Hampshire and Idaho. She was a 1964 graduate of the former Mendon-Union High School and a 1968 graduate of the University of Cincinnati, with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. She was a member of the Idaho Falls Unitarian Church, the Order of the Eastern Star and served as president of the American Association of University Women for the Idaho Falls chapter and later as president of the division. She also was a member of the Idaho Alpine Club, Idaho Nurses Association, League of Women Voters and the Idaho Conservation League. She helped found the Idaho Falls chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG). She also was a member of the Betty Anderson tap dancers.
A memorial service will be held Jan. 26 in Idaho Falls and at a later date in Celina.
Contributions can be made to the East Idaho Chapter of P-FLAG of Idaho Falls or Hospice of Eastern Idaho.
Arrangements were handled by Wood Funeral Home, Idaho Falls.
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