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, September 29th, 2015
Kenneth Schrolucke
Kenneth F. Schrolucke, 73, Saint Marys, Ohio, died 6:15 A.M. Sunday, September 27, 2015, at Parkview Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness.
He was born November 2, 1941, in Saint Marys Township, the son of Florenz and Clara (Klute) Schrolucke. He married Emma Jane Roode on December 9, 1961, on a snowy night at the Kossuth Methodist Church, and she survives at the residence.
He is also survived by his children: Michelle (Mark) Davis of Oxford, Ohio; Janelle (Gregg) Schmitmeyer of New Bremen; Scott Schrolucke of Saint Marys. He is survived by his grandchildren Morgan Davis, Mason Davis and McKinley Davis; Erika (Andrew) Topp, A.J. Schmitmeyer (fiancee Taylor Schemmel). He is survived by a great-granddaughter, Cora Lynn Topp. He is survived by a brother-in-law, Bud Wright of New Knoxville.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and by a sister, Eileen Wright.
Ken was a 1959 graduate of New Knoxville High School and he attended The Ohio State University. He retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Saint Marys after 37 years as a pipe fitter.
Ken was very active in the community and had served as the Past President of the Saint Marys Band Parents; had been a volunteer firefighter serving on the Saint Marys Township Fire Department; had coached Little League baseball; was a former member of the Saint Marys Board of Education; was a basketball referee; a former member of the Roode Orchestra; was a member of the Men's Group of the First Church of God in Saint Marys, where he was a member; and was the owner of Salt of the Earth Himalayan Salt Lamp Company. He loved playing cards with his many friends.
Funeral rites will be held 10:30 A.M. Thursday, October 1, 2015, at the Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road, Saint Marys, Ohio, Pastor Phil Miller, officiant. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, Saint Marys.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home, where memorial gifts may be given to the First Church of God in Saint Marys.
Condolences may be sent to Ken's family via Millerfuneralhomes.net.
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