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Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

A farmer harvests corn west of St. Marys on Tuesday evening. Wet fall weather may have some farmers taking off corn well into November and spending extra money on drying costs, local ag officials have said.

Related online story:

Farmers facing long, wet harvest

Local farmers may be harvesting corn into late November due to a wet fall that's kept them out of the fields.

Add that to this year's drought and lackluster yields, and a lot of producers are wringing their hands, local ag officials say. [More]

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