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, March 1st, 2010
Eldon Brandon
Coldwater native Eldon Brandon, 71, 2231 St. Leo Road, Mannington, W. Va., died at 6:40 p.m. Feb. 8, 2010, at his home due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
He was born Aug. 20, 1938, in Coldwater, to Myron and Faye Brandon. On April 22, 1995, he married Janice Beckelhiemer, who died at the same time as her husband.
Surviving are two sons, Dr. Allen (Kathy) Brandon, Ft. Collins, Colo., and Scott (Marlene) Brandon, Westminster, Colo.; a daughter, Melissa Deisher, Thornton, Colo.; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Deceased is a sister, June Bollenbacher.
He worked as a welding engineer. He was a member of the Mannington Church of the Nazarene, of West Virginia, the American Welding Society and The Ohio State University Welding Engineering Alumni Association. He was a 1956 graduate of Celina High School and was a member of the school's football team, the Civil Air Patrol, Boy Scouts of America and the Future Farmers of America.
No burial information was available.
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