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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Friday, February 11th, 2011
Ernest Heitkamp
Ernest J. Heitkamp, 85, Coldwater, died at 10:35 p.m. Feb. 9, 2011, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Minster.
He was born Aug. 30, 1925, in Bowling Green to Anthony and Rose Fullenkamp Heitkamp. On May 13, 1950, he married Rose Prenger, who died Oct. 1, 2006.
Surviving are three children, Gayle (Don) Heitkamp, London, Peg (Jim) Schmiesing, Minster, and Mark (Beth) Heitkamp, Cincinnati; a son-in-law, Dan Golden, Flower Mound, Texas; three sisters, Linda Wenning, Coldwater, Mary (Paul) Sudhoff, Madison, Ind., and Rosemary Lehman, Dayton; three brothers, Eugene Heitkamp, Chickasaw, Arnold (Nancy) Heitkamp, New Bremen, and Gilbert (Marilyn) Heitkamp, Tipp City; a sister-in-law, Luella Heitkamp, Ludlow Falls; a brother-in-law, Harold Staugler, Dayton; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Also deceased is a daughter, Elaine Golden; three sisters, Annette Haley, Celesta Staugler and Mary Louise Heitkamp; a brother, Ken Heitkamp; and three brothers-in-law, Russell Haley, Frances Wenning and Gene Lehman.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater and the Chickasaw Veteran's of Foreign Wars. He worked at Dayton Power & Light for more than 30 years.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial is at St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Coldwater.
Calling is 2-6 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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