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, December 4th, 2012
Richard Loffer
Richard S. Loffer, 82, St. Marys, died at 7:15 p.m. Dec. 1, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
He was born Jan. 7, 1930, in Ada to Lowell and Mary Hubbell Loffer. On May 19, 1951, he married Barbara Van Cleve, who died April 1, 2010.
Surviving are three children, Craig (Susan) Loffer, St. Marys, Scott (Pam) Loffer, Princeton, W.Va., and Jodi (Kumar) Sivagnanam, St. Marys; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Also deceased are two brothers, the Rev. Robert Loffer and Max Loffer, and a son-in-law, Harold Porter.
He graduated from Memorial High School and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was a member of Living Hope Assembly of God Church, St. Marys.
Funeral services are 3 p.m. Thursday at the Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery.
Calling is 2-3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to Agape Ministries, St. Marys.
Condolences may be left at Millerfuneralhomes.net.
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