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, April 22nd, 2009
Dorothy Coats
Dorothy Louise Coats, 71, 640 Stark Drive, Mount Pleasant, Texas, died at 2:16 p.m. April 20, 2009, in Mount Pleasant.
She was born Sept. 16, 1937, in Celina, to Edger and Sylvia Stelts Rhodes. She married Don J. Coats, who is deceased.
Surviving are four sons, Clay (Helen) Coats of California, Howard (Mary) Coats, Winfield, Texas, D.J. (Elizabeth) Coats, Mount Pleasant, Roy (Nancy) Coats, Mount Vernon, Texas, and Roy (Nancy) Coats, Mount Vernon, Texas; three daughters, Carol (Wade) Fontenelle of Mississippi, Ruth (Bret) Charlton, Cookville, Texas, and Sharon (Bill) Ruth of New York; two brothers, Don Rhodes of Michigan, Jim Rhodes, Celina; a sister, Kay Shaffer, Celina; 17 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a son, Frank J. Coats.
She was a homemaker and a member of White Oak Springs Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant.
Services are 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Bates-Cooper-Sloan Funeral Home, Mount Pleasant, the Rev. Kerry Adamck officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery. Pallbearers are Adam Coats, Jeremy English, Wade Fontenelle, Jody Petty, Bret Charlton, and Tyler Admck. Honorary pallbearers are Howard Coats and Bruce Bushee.
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