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, September 7th, 2010
Opal McCord
Opal M. McCord, 89, Fort Recovery, died at 5:38 a.m. Sept. 4, 2010, at Mulberry Health and Retirement Community in Mulberry, Ind.
She was born Oct. 31, 1920, in Shelburn, Ind., to John F. and Nancy Lay Slover. On Oct. 15, 1942, she married Clarence F. McCord, who died May 30, 2000.
Surviving is a son, David (Ruth) McCord, Lewisburg, Pa.; a daughter, Donna McCord, Dayton, Ind.; two brothers, Edward Slover, Linton, Ind., and John (Joanie) Slover, Monticello, Ind.; a sister, Thelma Hauger, Springfield, Ill.; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Deceased is a sister, Maude Thompson.
She was a 1938 graduate of Shelburn High School in Shelburn, Ind., and obtained a nursing degree from American Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago, Ill. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 111 and the Fort Recovery United Methodist Church, both of Fort Recovery.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. David Gordon officiating. Burial is at Green Park Cemetery in Portland, Ind.
Calling is 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home in Fort Recovery and 10-11 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Memorials can be made to the Americans Diabetes Association.
Condolences can be left at www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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