Melissa Howell

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.

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Melissa Howell

Melissa C. (Stevens) Howell age 37 of Rockford, formerly of New Bremen, died suddenly on Monday, April 4, 2016 at 2:52 P.M. in the emergency room of the Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert, Ohio.

She was born on January 26, 1979 in Marion, Illinois, the daughter of Cathy (Wellman) Stevens of Celina and Robert Stevens of Illinois. On October 31, 2014 she married Wayne Howell, and he survives in Rockford.

Also surviving is a son Dallas Smith of Rockford, a brother Rob (Deb) Stevens of Radcliff, Kentucky, a niece Britenee Stevens, and her maternal grandparents Mack and Vernita (Brockman) Wellman of New Bremen.

Melissa attended school at New Bremen, and was a 1997 graduate of Michigan City High School, Michigan City, Indiana. She was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in New Bremen. She was a homemaker who was devoted to caring for her family, and had a special love for her dogs and cats.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 8, 2016 at 4:00 P.M. at the Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen with the Rev. Becky Erb Strang officiating.

The family will receive friends on Friday, April 8, 2016 from 1:00 P.M. until the time of the services at the funeral home.

Contributions in memory of Melissa may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Condolences to Melissa's family may be left online at gilberghartwigfh.com.

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