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, April 5th, 2010
Elizabeth Bellert
Former Fort Recovery resident Elizabeth Ann Schenking Bellert, 78, of Minnesota and Texas, died April 3, 2010, at Good Samaritan Society Center in Waconia, Minn., due to cancer.
She was born Aug. 24, 1931, in Mansfield to Leo and Matilda Wendel Schenking. In 1952, she married Rich Bellert, who survives.
Also surviving are five children, Gary (Marilyn) Bellert, Debbie (Steve) Dietz, Dan (Jane) Bellert, Pam (Steve) Meyer and David (Christina) Bellert; a sister, Mildred Steinke; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
She worked as a secretary with her husband in insurance, helped to organize country music shows and helped her husband in reciting cowboy poetry. She also was a member of St. Victoria's Catholic Church in Victoria, Minn., and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mission, Texas.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church in Minnesota, the Rev. Bob White officiating.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. today at Huber Funeral Home in Excelsior, Minn., and 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Contributions may be made to Ridgeview Hospice, 501 S. Maple St., Suite 1, Waconia, MN 55387.
Additional obituaries on this date
Nelson Edward Leeper, 81, Rossburg, died at 5:15 a.m. April 4, 2010, at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Greenville. [More]
Lawrence M. Slone, Sr., 68, 04423 Auglaize Co. Road 33-A, St. Marys, died at 6:20 a.m. April 2, 2010, at his home. [More]