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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Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Nile McCain
Mercer County native, Nile McCain, 84, Lima, died at 3:45 a.m. Jan. 2, 2009, at his residence.
He was born Aug. 27, 1924, in Mercer County to Charles Hudson and Sarah Hole McCain. On Oct. 27, 1946, he married Jewell E. Maynard, who survives.
Other survivors are a daughter, Katherine McCain, Centerville; three sons, John Nile (Susan) and Ross (Jaye), all of Lima, and Dana Leigh (Christine), Louisville, Ky.; three sisters, Esther Spicer, Coldwater, Grace Kable, Celina, and Doris Harding, Lima; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Deceasd are four brothers, Glen, Lloyd, Charles and Clyde; and a sister, Olive Muter.
He was a retired iron worker who had worked in many regions of the U.S. He volunteered with Metro Parks Blue Birds and attended Shawnee United Methodist Church.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Bayliff and Son Funeral Home, Cridersville, the Revs. Bryan Bucher and Charlotte Hefner officiating. Burial is at Shawnee Cemetery, Lima.
Calling is 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Contributions may be given to Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Parks or St. Rita's Hospice.
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