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
Monday, September 20th, 2010
Helen Vagedes
Helen M. Vagedes, 72, Coldwater, died at 12:39 a.m. Sept. 18, 2010, at OSU Medical Center in Columbus.
She was born Jan. 3, 1938, in St. Peter, to August and Mary Moeder Jutte. On Oct. 13, 1956, she married LaVern Vagedes, who survives in Coldwater.
Also surviving are four children, Melanie (Gary) Lunz, New Bremen, Nancy (Doug) Newcom, San Antonio, Texas, Mark (Kristina) Vagedes, Naples, Italy, and Jill (Bill) Baue, Sunderland, Mass.; 10 siblings, Paul Jutte, Philothea, Luke (Betty) Jutte, Versailles, Julius (Betty) Jutte, Fort Recovery, Mark (Thelma) Jutte, St. Peter, Joan (Joe) Schoenherr, Fort Recovery, Addy Hess, St. Henry, Aloys (Betty) Jutte, Osgood, August (Betty) Jutte, St. Henry, Zeno Jutte, St. Henry, and Leonard (Betty) Jutte, Rockford; two in-laws, Lorena Vagedes, Philothea, and Rose Ann (Dennis) Garman, South Carolina; and eight grandchildren.
Deceased three sisters and their husbands, Esther (Bill) Keller, Mary (Ed) Nieberding and Luella (Delbert) Barga; a brother, Carl Jutte; two sisters-in-law, Rita Jutte and Rita (Joe) Sutter; brothers-in-law Virgil Vagedes, Anthony Vagedes, Arthur Vagedes and Paul Vagedes.
She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church of Coldwater, St. Ann's Rosary Sodality of the church and Pastoral Council for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. She was the Director of Religious Education at the church, the first female communion distributor in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and started the Coldwater Pennies for the Poor for Missions in South America. She was a member of Kiwanis and the American Legion Auxiliary, both of Coldwater. She was also active in the Girls Scouts of America.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Richard Walling officating. Burial is at St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Coldwater.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater.
Memorials can be made to the Helen Vagedes Smile Train Memorial Fund at http://bit.ly/hvsmiletrain.
Condolences can be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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