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
Evelyn Zink
Evelyn Mae Zink, 80, of Wapakoneta, died at 12:20 p.m. Aug. 18, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
She was born March 7, 1928, in Logan Township, Auglaize County, to Delmar "Scotty" and Claire Louise Scott Place. On Sept. 10, 1946, she married Paul R. Zink, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Paul D. (Diana) and John M. (Penny), all of Wapakoneta; two daughters, Patty (Garry) Wooley, Wapakoneta, and M. Jane Wheelock, West Milton; a brother, Roger (Judy) Place, Toledo; a daughter-in-law, Beverly (Joe) Hurlburt, St. Marys; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, Steven J., and an infant sister, Norma Jane Place.
She was a homemaker and a farm wife, a member and former secretary of the Auglaize County Horseman's Association and a member of the Mercer County Horseman's Association. She was a 1946 graduate of Buckland High School.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Glynwood, the Rev. Oscar Seger officiating. Burial is at Greenlawn Cemetery, Wapakoneta.
Calling is 2-4 & 6-8 p.m., Wednesday at the Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home, Wapakoneta.
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