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
John Humphries
John P. Humphries, 73, 805 Oliver St., St. Marys, died at 11:25 a.m. Sept. 14, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
He was born Sept. 7, 1935, in Bedford, Ind., to Belt and Marguerite Sulgrove Humphries. On June 28, 1958, he married Marie Klosterman, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Terry (Jenine), St. Marys, and Scott (Cherie), Decatur, Ala.; a daughter, DeeAnn (Roger) Squire, Orlando, Fla.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Deceased are three sisters, Jane Ann Ross, Sarah Leach and Mary Jones.
He retired from the former Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, St. Marys, after 30 years. He was a member of Northmoor Country Club, Celina, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Color Guard unit, all of St. Marys. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys. He was a 1954 graduate of Alexandria High School in Indiana and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Anthony Cutcher officiating. Burial with military rites is at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to the Mass on Friday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Contributions can be made to the church or the Auglaize County Cancer Association.
Condolences can be left at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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