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
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Gregor Buening
Gregor J. Buening, 77, 5460 state Route 219, Coldwater, died at 5:19 a.m. Oct. 8, 2008, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
He was born Dec. 19, 1930, in Coldwater, to Bernard J. and Julianna Bruggeman Buening. On Nov. 28, 1953, he married Helen K. Prenger, who survives.
Other survivors are five sons, Ron (Jerri), Carl (Sharon), Gene (Lori), all of Coldwater, Mike (Carla), St. Henry, and Steve (Amy), Maria Stein; two daughters, Joyce (Mike) Winner, Coldwater, and LouAnn (Eric) Tobe, Fort Recovery; four brothers, Ernest (Dorothy) and Urban (Rita), all of Coldwater, Roman (Norma), Maria Stein, and Paul (Juanita), St. Henry; two sisters, Marita (Tony) Grilliot, Celina, and Mary (Robert) DeMange, Ansonia; a sister-in-law, Betty Jane Buening, Coldwater, 21 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Deceased are three brothers, Louis, Clarence and Albert; and a grandchild.
He retired from the former New Idea Corp., Coldwater, after 44 years, and was a caretaker at St. Elizabeth Cemetery for many years. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and its men's Holy Name Society, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and American Legion, all in Coldwater. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War and a 1948 graduate of Coldwater High School.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Richard Walling officiating. Burial is at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Calling is 2-8- p.m. Friday and 9-10 a.m. Saturday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Condolences can be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.
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