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, September 16th, 2008
Ruth Grile
Former Fort Recovery resident Ruth Grile, 81, of Piqua, died at 6 a.m. Sept. 15, 2008, at Garbry Ridge Assisted Living, Piqua.
She was born Oct. 20, 1926, in Lorain, to Russel and Hazel Young Pyle. On Sept. 3, 1955, she married Dwight Grile, who died Sept. 13, 1991.
Surviving are a son, Stanley (Barbara), Troy; two daughters, Lynne, Troy, and Myrna (William) O'Brien, Marshall, Va.; a sister, Bonnie Pyle, Piqua; a brother-in-law, Donald Harter, Fort Recovery; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two sisters, Betty Harter and Mae Norberg.
She retired as a bookkeeper for Hull Brothers, Fort Recovery. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, Fort Recovery, and a 1944 graduate of Fort Recovery High School.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Verl Ballmer officiating. Burial is at Springhill Cemetery, Fort Recovery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Thursday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery, and 9:30 a.m. until time of services Friday at the church.
Contributions can be made to Hospice of Miami County.
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