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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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Kathleen Desch
Kathleen A. "Kit" Desch, 83, 306 N. Elm St., Coldwater, died Feb. 28, 2008, at her residence.
She was born Oct. 18, 1924, in Coldwater, to Bernard and Cecelia Oppenheim Selhorst. On Nov. 28, 1945, she married Don P. Desch, who survives.
Other survivors are a son, Tom (Sarah Putnam), Winston-Salem, N.C.; six daughters, Terra (Ken) Kuhne, Santa Fe, N.M., Julie (Micheal) Costello, Cleveland, Joni (Jeff Winget), Nashville, Tenn., Connie (John) McKay and Katie (David) Simpkins, all of Dayton, and Maggie (Dawn Anderson), East Montpelier, Vt.; a sister, Dorothy Marasco, White Plains, N.Y.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers and three sisters.
She was a homemaker and co-owner of the former Don's Flowers and Gifts, Coldwater. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, and its St. Ann's Rosary Altar Sodality and Focus Group and served as a lay distributor. She also was a member of the Mercer County Elks and had attended St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Terre Haute, Ind.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Paul Desch officiating. Burial is at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-10 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater,
Contributions can be made to State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice or the Desch-Sowar Foundation, both of Coldwater.
Condolences can be made at www.hogenkampfh.com.
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