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
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Helen Evans
Former Geneva and Ohio City resident, Helen E. Evans, 93, of Ashtabula, died at her home on June 20, 2008.
She was born Sept. 15, 1914, in Fremont to Rollin C. and Millie Nichols Deemer.
On Feb. 29, 1936, she married William Keith Evans, who died in 1999.
She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Ohio City, where she was a Sunday school and catechism teacher, and a past president of the Willing Worker Missionary Society. She attended school at Lenox, in Geneva and the Andrews School in Willoughby.
Survivors are three sons, Danny William, Portland, Ind., Theodore James, Geneva, and Thomas Rollin, Massillon; a daughter, Lois Keever, Ashtabula; a stepson, Donald Keith Evans, Wadsworth; a sister, Lois Mae Adams, Atlanta, Ga.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Deceased are three brothers, Lowell and Robert Deemer and Horace Nichols.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Contributions can be made to Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland.
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