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
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Luke Rammel
Luke R. Rammel, 81, St. Henry, died at 12:48 p.m. July 13, 2010, at Mercer Health Community Hospital in Coldwater.
He was born July 11, 1929, in Burkettsville, to Joseph and Gertrude Hemmelgarn Rammel. On May 25, 1955, he married Velma Bergman, who survives in St. Henry.
Also surviving are two daughters, Cheryl (Carl) Eischen, Celina, and Janelle (Todd) Griesdorn, Coldwater; a son, Mike Rammel, St. Henry; three sisters-in-law, Norma Rammel, Coldwater, Virginia (Robert) Smith, Yorkshire, and Vivian Clune, St. Henry; a brother-in-law, Bernard (Carol) Bergman, St. Henry; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Deceased are two sons, Denis and Timothy Rammel; two brothers, Art and Don Rammel; and a sister, Erma Wendel.
He was a member of the St. Henry Catholic Church, St. Henry. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the St. Henry American Legion and the Coldwater Veterans of Foreign Wars post. He retired from the New Idea Plant in Coldwater.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Tom Hemm officiating. Burial with military rites at the graveside is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in St. Henry.
Condolences can be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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