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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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Rosemary Metzger
Rosemary R. Metzger, 86, 224 Gwendolyn St., Fort Recovery, died at 5:01 p.m. Dec. 8, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
She was born Sept. 18, 1922, in Burkettsville, to John and Theresa Hemmelgarn Obringer. On Nov. 7, 1942, she married Victor Metzger, who died May 12, 2005.
Surviving are a son, Bob (Linda), Fort Recovery; four daughters, Elaine (Bob) Phillips, Centerville, Dolores (Jim) Gaerke, Russia, and Marlene (Ed) Wehrkamp and Carol (Lloyd) Stammen, all of Fort Recovery; three sisters, Alvira Kaiser, Fort Recovery, Sister Cassilda Obringer, Salem Heights, and Dorothy (Wilson) Denney, Hamilton; five brothers, Werner Obringer, Tiffin, Ed Obringer, Fort Recovery, Jerry (Carolyn) Obringer and Carl (Mary) Obringer, all of Fort Recovery, and Ralph (Charlene) Obringer, Coldwater; 16 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a son, Jim.
She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Sharpsburg, and its Altar Sodality, and the Daughters of Isabella, Fort Recovery.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-9:45 a.m. Friday at Brockman- Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery, where a prayer service will be held at 6:30 p.m. by the Daughters of Isabella.
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