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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Friday, July 17th, 2009
Henry Chriss
Henry C. "Tut" Chriss, 88, formerly of Warminster, Pa. and a resident of Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community, St. Marys died at 6:40 p.m. July 15, 2009, at Otterbein.
He was born April 7, 1921, in Armstrong Grove, Iowa, to William and Leona Carl Chriss. On Nov. 16, 1946, he married Marcia Delores Noll, who died May 23, 2004.
Surviving are their children, William H. (Carol) Chriss, Holmdale, N.J., Barbra (David) Demetro, Griffin, Ga., and Beverly (Chris) Killian, New Bremen; his siblings, Daniel (Shirley) Chriss, Katy, Texas, M. Dean (Oleta) Chriss, Round Rock, Texas, James (Joyce) Chriss, Katy, Texas, Carol Lauman, St. Johnsbury, Texas, and Roland (Gwen) Chriss, Anaheim, Calif.; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Deceased are siblings, Collen Dillender, William H. Chriss, Mary Eunice Gelb and an infant brother.
He retired in 1986 from sales and from the Upper Moreland School System, Willow Grove, Pa. He was a member of the Nativity of our Lord Catholic Church, Warminster, and the Hartsford Fire Company, Hartsville, Pa. He was a 1939 graduate of Newton High School, Newton, Iowa, and served in the U. S. Navy during WWII.
Services are 11 a.m. Monday at St. Cyril Catholic Church, Jamison, Pa. Burial is at Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn.
Calling is 10-11 am. Monday at the church.
Contributions can be made to Otterbein, St. Marys or the State of the Heart Home Hospice.
Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, New Bremen, is handling arrangements.
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