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, April 23rd, 2009
Tim Forsthoefel
Tim J. Forsthoefel, 50, of Pipersville, Pa., died April 20, 2009. Death was due to an apparent stroke.
He was born April 18, 1959, in Coldwater, to Thomas H. and Patricia Hogan Forsthoefel. His father survives. He married Amanda Fraser, who survives.
Other survivors are his children, Thomas M., Douglas J. and Sarah E. Forsthoefel; two stepsons, Matthew R. and Daniel R. Stone; five brothers, Gary (Ann), Ron (Deborah), Kevin (Susan), Kurt (Carol) and Brent (Linda) Forsthoefel, all of Ohio; his mother-in-law, Ann Ainsworth Fraser, and father-in-law, Clifford Fraser, and a brother-in-law, Scott Fraser, all of Quakertown, Pa.
He was a 1977 graduate of Coldwater High School and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University in 1981, and his Master in Business Administration in 1986 from Wright State University, Dayton. He was a registered pharmacist and worked for several hospitals in Ohio and Kentucky. He was national director and managed markets for Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a division of Johnson and Johnson, for the past 12 years.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Doylestown, Pa. Burial is at Doylestown Cemetery.
Calling is 8-10 a.m. Saturday at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, New Britain, Pa.
Contributions can be made to the Forsthoefel Family Education Fund c/o First Trust Bank, 288 S. Main St., Doylestown, Pa.
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