Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues 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 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Betty Jean Brockman
Betty Jean Brockman, 83, Fort Recovery, died Aug. 13, 2012, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
She was born Aug. 28, 1928, in St. Henry, to Harry and Pauline Albers Bergman. On July 10, 1948, she married Cyril "Cy" Brockman, who died Jan. 5, 2009.
Surviving are five sons, Cy Jr. (Linda) Brockman, Mike Brockman, Mitch Brockman and Jim (Pat) Brockman, all of Fort Recovery, and Joe (Pat) Brockman, Portland, Ind.; two daughters, Vicky (Roger) Knapke, Coldwater, and Brenda (Mark) Eichenauer, Fort Recovery; three brothers, Melvin (Peg) Bergman, Fort Recovery, Jack (Jean) Bergman, St. Henry, and Floyd (Joan) Bergman, Fort Recovery; two sisters, Marjorie Vogel, Coldwater, and Elsie (Roscoe) Timmerman, Fort Recovery; three sisters-in-law, Kathryn Bergman, Mercedes Bergman and Lillian Brockman, all of Fort Recovery; 23 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a sister, Ruth Finch; four brothers, Ralph, Bob, Walter and Lavern Bergman; and a brother-in-law, Vernon Brockman.
She formerly worked at Brockman Funeral Home, Brockman Furniture and Brockman Appliances, all of Fort Recovery.
A 1946 graduate of Fort Recovery High School, she was a member of Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, its Altar Sodality, the American Legion Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and Daughters of Isabella Circle 810, all of Fort Recovery, and the Catholic Knights of America, St. Joe.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial will follow at St. Marys Cemetery, Fort Recovery.
Calling is 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
Condolences may be left at www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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