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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Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Virginia Pottkotter
Virginia C. Pottkotter, 80, Fort Recovery, died Feb. 19, 2012, at The Gardens at St. Henry.
She was born Dec. 17, 1931, in St. Sebastian to Clemens and Lauretta Kuess Schwieterman. On Oct. 17, 1953, she married William Pottkotter, who survives.
Also surviving are seven children, Donald (Anne) Pottkotter, Celina, Dale (Lois) Pottkotter, Celina, Dennis (Pat) Pottkotter, St. Henry, Dan (Ruth) Pottkotter, Coldwater, Joe (Marie) Pottkotter, Fort Recovery, Ted (Lori) Pottkotter, Fort Recovery, and Della (Donald) Wermert, St. Henry; three siblings, Erwin (Louise) Schwieterman, Maria Stein, Earl Schwieterman, Celina, and Yolanda Schmiesing, New Bremen; three sisters-in-law, Adeline Pottkotter, St. Henry, Rita Pottkotter, St. Henry, and Marie Pottkotter, St. Henry; 26 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Deceased are an infant son, Joseph Pottkotter; 14 in-laws, Greg Schmiesing, Ed and Ann Pottkotter, Vincent Pottkotter, Albert Pottkotter, Robert and Marcia Pottkotter, Jerome Pottkotter, Mary and Cletus Romer, Frances and Wilfred Hess, Agnes and Carl Fischer; and two grandchildren.
She had retired from Fort Recovery Industries, Fort Recovery.
She was a member of Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Fort Recovery, and the Altar Sodality of the church.
A Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
Memorials may be made to the Cancer Association of Mercer County, Celina. Condolences may be left with brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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