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
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Margaret Koons
Margaret Koons, 98, 1707 Celina Road, St. Marys, died at 10:05 a.m. May 8, 2010, at her home.
She was born June 18, 1911, in Auglaize County, to Javen Frank and Cecil Ellen Schillinger Croft. On Sept. 21, 1935, she married Herbert Koons, who died Oct. 11, 1969.
Surviving is a daughter, Linda Koons, St. Marys; a daughter-in-law, Kathryn Rohrbach, San Jose, Calif.; a brother, Harold Croft, Clinton, Mo.; two sisters, Norma (Charles) Fry, Clinton, Mo., and Lorraine (Rodger) Allmean, Los Altos, Calif.; two grandsons and a great-grandson.
Also deceased are a son, Kenneth M. Rohrbach.
She graduated from Memorial High School in St. Marys in 1929. She retired from the dietary department at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys and was a lifetime member of Walnut Grove United Methodist Church in rural St. Marys. She also was a homemaker.
Funeral services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Miller Funeral Home in St. Marys, the Rev. Steve Weatherly officiating. Burial follows at Elm Grove Cemetery in St. Marys.
Calling is Noon-2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials can be made to either the church or to Grand Lake Hospice.
Condolences can be left at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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