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
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Mary Ellen Murr
Mary Eileen Murr, 88, of St. Marys, died at 8:15 p.m. July 26, 2008, at the Golden Living Center, Valley, in St. Marys.
She was born Feb. 26, 1920, in St. Marys to William "Dewy" and Bertha Ehrenphort Mallory. On Nov. 23, 1959, she married Kenneth Murr, who died in 1987.
Survivors are two sons, Edward (Lena) Goldnetz, St. Marys, and Dewey Goldnetz, Crawfordsville, Fla.; two daughters, Claudia Bender and Kendra (Greg) Ferrall, all of St. Marys; a sister, Fern (Virgil) Hirschfeld, St. Marys; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and six stepgrandchildren.
Deceased are three infant children.
She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, St. Marys, and a graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School in 1937.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, the Rev. Ed Bray officiating. Burial is at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 Wednesday at Cisco Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Contributions can be made to the church.
Condolences can be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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