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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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Charles Whitsett
Charles K. "Bud" Whitsett, 76, of 814 N. Parkview Drive, Coldwater, died at 12:55 a.m. Aug. 19, at Mercer County Community Hospital.
He was born Oct. 19, 1931, in Indianapolis, Ind. to Charles A. and Mildred Baar Whitsett. On April 4, 1964, he married Eileen Sutter, who survives.
Other survivors are a son, Major Charles R. (Sherri), McLean, Va.; two daughters, Beth (Jim) Bruns, St. Henry, and Becky Whitsett, Kettering; three brothers, David (Pat), and Tim, all of Indianapolis, and Tom (Brenda), Brownsburg, Ind.; five sisters, Mary and Sister Therese Whitsett, Martha (John) Kremer, Christine (Chuck) Stewart all of Indianapolis, and Angela (Clarence) Frost of Pacific, Mo.; and five grandchildren.
He worked at St. Joseph's Hill Infirmary in Missouri, St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, and retired after twenty years as maintenance supervisor at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. He attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Montezuma, where he was a lector, eucharistic minister and a member of the men's holy name society. He also was a member of St. Henry Knights of Columbus, Knights of St. John, Maria Stein, and the American Society of Hospital Engineers. He was a member of the National Woodcarvers Association.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. James Dugal officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater.
Contributions can be made to the church.
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