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
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Donnie Neace
Donnie Ray Neace, 65, of Shallowater, Texas, who has relatives in Mercer County, died Oct. 12, 2011, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas.  
He was born June 25, 1946, in Hazard, Ky., to Scott and Pearlie Noble Neace. His mother survives in Middletown; his father is deceased.
Surviving are his wife, Irene Brito Neace; four sons, Donnie Neace Jr., Scott Neace and Troy Dudgeon, all of Ohio, and Rudy Garza, Texas; five daughters, Lisa Neace and Teresa Bambauer, both of Ohio, Sandra Stojek and Cynthia Bearden, both of Texas, and Trina Miller of Illinois; four sisters, Glenna Taylor, Geneva Stidham, Juanita Barnes and Margaret Neace; two brothers, J.C. Neace and Brown Low Neace; 24 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Two brothers, Omer and Troy Neace, are deceased.
He had been employed in the masonry and concrete business.
Graveside services are 3 p.m. today at Idalou Cemetery in Idalou, Texas.
Sanders Funeral Home in Lubbock has charge of arrangements.
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