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
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Lowa Sawmiller
Lowa E. "Blondie" Sawmiller, 91, Spencerville, died at 12:30 a.m. May 17, 2010, at Roselawn Manor Nursing Home in Spencerville.
She was born April 13, 1919, in Liberty Township in Van Wert County, to Edward and Mary Jane Chambers Roberts. On Jan. 4, 1941, she married James Edward Sawmiller, who died Sept. 23, 1994.
Surviving are four children, James Edward (Ella) Sawmiller, Wapakoneta, Mary Alice Savidge, Spencerville, Jane Ann (Larry Wood) Sawmiller, Lima, and Judy Kay (Don) Dodge, Delaware; a brother, Orley Roberts, Wyoming; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, Gary Lee Sawmiller, two sons-in-law, Randall P. Bell and Michael Savidge; five brothers, Edward, Vernon, Clinton, Herbert and Ernest Roberts; and six sisters, Nora Alexander, Esther Grimm, Fay Hawk, Anna Brandt, Mildred Coats and Mirintha Shepler and a great grandson.
She attended the Hartford Christian Church. She and her husband co-owned and operated the Corner Cafe in Spencerville with Gerald and Mary Bowers. She also worked at the Ohio Decorative Products Company in Spencerville and sold Avon products.
Funeral services are 1 p.m. Thursday at the Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home in Spencerville, the Rev. Robert King officiating. Burial will follow in the Hartford Cemetery.
Calling is 7-9 p.m. today and 2-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials can be made out to Roselawn Activities Fund or to the Spencerville Emergency Medical Squad.
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