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, January 17th, 2012
Margaret Kiessling
Margaret Kiessling, 62, Springfield, died Jan. 14, 2012, at Hospice of Dayton.
She was born May 7, 1949, in Dayton, to Robert and Martha Bensman Buschur. Her mother survives in Coldwater. She married William Kiessling, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Will Kiessling, Cincinnati; a daughter, Julie (George) Soares; two sisters, Kathleen (Tom) Kaup, St. Henry, and Carol (Ken) Pratt, Fort Wayne, Ind.; two brothers, Jeff (Gayle) Buschur, Lake Orion, Mich., and Patrick (Elizabeth) Buschur, Cincinnati.
She was a 1967 graduate of Coldwater High School. In 1970, she graduated from Good Samaritan School of Nursing. She received her bachelor's degree from Wright State University and her master's from the University of Cincinnati. She taught nursing at San Francisco College and retired from Springfield Medical Clinic.
She was an active Jehovah's Witness.
Services are 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Tipp City.
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