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
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Christine Showalter
Christine "Chris" M. Winglewich Showalter, 42, of Lexington, Ky., died at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 12, 2009, at the University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, Ky. Death was due to cancer.
She was born July 31, 1967, in St. Marys to Virgil and Kaye Schmiesing Winglewich. Her father is deceased, and her mother and stepfather, Ferdinand Wint, survive in New Bremen. On June 24, 1995, she married Brent Alan Showalter, who survives.
Other survivors are a daughter, Megan Kaye, and a son, Alan Robert, both at home; siblings, Paul Winglewich of Minster, Matthew Wint, Timothy Wint, Daniel (Victoria) Wint and Cynthia (Kenneth) Poeppelman, all of New Bremen, Todd (Kathy) Wint, Michelle (Warren) Halbert and Julie (Michael) Oakes, all of St. Marys, Angela Wint, Orlando, Fla., and Lynn (George) Imel, Marion, Ind.; a grandmother, Helen Schmiesing, Minster; father- and mother-in-law, Robert and Shirley Showalter of Naples, Fla., and Lexington, Ky.; two brothers-in-law; and a sister-in-law.
She was an administrative assistant at the University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts and a member of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Lexington, Spindeltop County Club and Southwest Pony Baseball.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the cathedral. Burial is at Lexington Cemetery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Sunday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster, and 6-9 p.m. Monday at Milward-Southland Funeral Home, Lexington.
Contributions can be made to the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville Hospital.
Condolences can be left at www.milwardfuneral.com.