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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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Jeffry Hemmelgarn
Former Celina resident Jeffry Hemmelgarn, 55, of Sarasota, Fla., died Sept. 22, 2008, at Manatee Hospital, Sarasota. Death was due to natural causes.
He was born July 30, 1953, to Eugene and Kathleen Link Hemmelgarn. His mother survives in Celina. He married Carolyn Dianne Weisenborn, who also survives.
Other survivors are two daughters, Diana, Tampa, Fla., and Amy, Bradenton, Fla.; and a sister, Jane Seibert, Celina.
He worked at Celina Moving and Storage and Avon Cabinet Corporation, Sarasota. He attended Immaculate Conception schools, was a 1971 graduate of Celina High School and attended Lincoln Technical Institute, Indianapolis, Ind.
His body was cremated and there will be no services.
Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, Bradenton, Fla., handled arrangements.
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