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
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Sister Rita Sonderman
Sister Rita Sonderman, 93, of Salem Heights, Dayton, died Dec. 31, 2009, at the Maria Joseph Center, Dayton.
She was born Nov. 20, 1916, in Fort Recovery, to William and Veronica Recker Sonderman.
Surviving are a sister Lucille Knapke; nieces and nephews, including Rev. Bill Nordenbrock.
Deceased is a sister, Helen Nordenbrock.
She entered the Sisters of the Precious Blood Aug. 14, 1938, and received the name Sister Mary Hilda. She had been a Sister of the Precious Blood for 71 years and taught primary and intermediate grades in Fort Wayne, Bryant and Rensselaer, Ind., Dayton, North College Hill, Versailles, Ottoville, New Riegel, Wapakoneta and St. Henry and Linton, N.D. In addition to teaching, she served as assistant aspirancy mistress for the Sisters of the Precious Blood, engaged in catechetial ministry and served in pastoral care, the latter at St. Theresa Home, Cincinnati. In 1987, she retired to Salem Heights, the Central House of the Sisters of the Precious Blood.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Salem Heights, Dayton. Burial is at Salem Heights Cemetery.
Calling is 5-7 p.m. today with a memorial service at 7 p.m. at Salem Heights.
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