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, February 22nd, 2010
Lucille VanSkyock
Lucille A. VanSkyock, 90, 405 Greenville Road, Fort Recovery, died Feb. 19, 2010, at her home.
She was born Sept. 16, 1919, in St. Peter, to Henry and Rosa Gaerke Knoth. On July 2, 1949, she married Weldon VanSkyock, who died April 7, 1991.
Surviving are three sons, Jerry (Katherine) Adams, Loveland, Ronald (Connie) VanSkyock, Fort Recovery, and Kevin VanSkyock, Pleasant Hill; a daughter, Joyce Long, Celina; a sister, Henrietta Coughlin, West Milton; a daughter-in-law, Penny Adams, Vandalia; 16 grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two sons, Gene Adams and Larry VanSkyock; two brothers, Joe and Albert Knoth; and two sisters, Betty Boise and Minnie Wheelock.
She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church and its Altar Sodality, Fort Recovery, and served as a lector and lay distributor.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Catholic Church, Sharpsburg, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial is at St. Marys Cemetery, Fort Recovery.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. today and 9-9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
Contributions can be made to Community Health Professionals of Celina or the Mercer County Council on Aging.
Condolences can be left at www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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