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, September 24th, 2009
Dula Brand
Dula Brand, 87, 14245 Mangen Road, Yorkshire, died at 1:24 p.m. Sept. 22, 2009, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
She was born Nov. 6, 1921, in Fort Recovery to Peter and Veronica Braun Schoenlein. On July 15, 1944, she married Frederick C. Brand, who died Jan. 3, 1996.
Surviving are six sons, George (Marcia) Brand, Dayton, Ivan (Linda) Brand and Kenneth (Tina) Brand, all of Versailles, Damian (Deb) Brand and Edward (Judy) Brand, all of Yorkshire, and Fred (Kristie) Brand, Dayton; six daughters, Jane Brand, Dayton, Joan (Merle) Gaaskjolen, Leesburg, Fla., Carolyn (Jim) Bruns, Celina, Barbara (Kurt) Jacobson and Rita (Mark) Hoffman, all of Dayton, and Diana (John) Kahlig, Coldwater; three brothers, Louis (Mary Jean) Schoenlein, Portland, Ind., Hugo Schoenlein, Dayton, and Zeno Schoenlein, Coldwater; a sister, Sister Marie Damian, O.P. (Rita Schoenlein), Adrian, Mich.; a sister-in-law, Elvira Schoenlein, Columbia; 33 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul Schoenlein, Carl and Irene Schoenlein, Martin and Freda and Ann Schoenlein and Maxi Schoenlein, Margaret Schoenlein, and Dorothy Schoenlein.
She was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church and its St. Ann's Rosary Altar Sodality, North Star, and an avid supporter of adult literacy.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. David Zink officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-7 p.m. Sunday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater, and 9-10 a.m. Monday at the church.
Contributions can be made to Adrian Adult Rea Literacy Center, Adrian, Mich. (Dominican Mother house).
Condolences can be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.
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