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
Friday, August 13th, 2010
Luella Meyer
Coldwater native Luella E. Meyer, 81, Cedarwood Commons, Sidney, died at 9:50 p.m. Aug. 10, 2010, at her daughter's home in Sidney.
She was born April 18, 1929, in Coldwater, to Edward and Alvina Scheneking Hamberg. On May 10, 1952, she married Richard E. Meyer, who died in 1991.
Surviving are five daughters, Kathleen Richardson, Sidney, Barb (Chris) Petty, Sidney, Sondra (Steve) Wagner, West Virginia, Elizabeth Steele, Sidney, and Julie Golden, Piqua; three sisters, Thelma Miller, Dayton, Lavine Wendeln, Kettering, Joan Stammen, New Bremen; two brothers, Don Hamberg, Houston, Texas, and Tom Hamberg, Coldwater; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister; two brothers; a son-in-law, Todd Steele; and a great-granddaughter, Jada Steele.
She graduated from Coldwater High School in 1947. She was a homemaker and volunteered at Kid's Learning Place in Sidney. She was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sidney and the Altar Rosary Sodality at the church.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Dan Schmitmeyer officiating. Burial is at Graceland Cemetery in Sidney.
Calling is 4-7 p.m. Friday at Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home in Sidney.
Memorials can be made to the Wilson Home Health and Hospice in Sidney.
Condolences can be left at www.salm-mcgillandtangemanfh.com.
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