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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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Dorothy Knox
Dorothy Belle Knox, 93, St. Marys, died at 9:54 a.m. Feb. 26, 2011, at Otterbein St. Marys Living Center in St. Marys.
She was born Jan. 14, 1918, in Oak Hill to Samuel and S. Elizabeth Keller Oiler. On Feb. 23, 1935, she married Chester Knox, who died in 1983.
Surviving is a son, Chester "Gene" Knox, St. Marys; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Also deceased are siblings and in-laws, Burleigh Oiler, Lester Oiler, Verna Kimmel, Flora and Clarence Davis, Trilby Oiler and Myrtle and Elmer Holstein.
She worked as a physician's assistant in Jamestown and was a homemaker. She was a member of Wayne Street Methodist Church in St. Marys and the Order of Eastern Star.
Funeral rites are 10 a.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home in St. Marys, the Rev. Kevin J. Doseck officiating. Burial is at Silver Creek Township Cemetery in Jamestown.
Calling is 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Grand Lake Hospice or WSUMC Building Fund.
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