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
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
Anna Brandt
Anna L Brandt, 93, of Rockford, Ohio, formerly of Willshire, Ohio, died at 4:05 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2016, at the In-Patient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio.
She was born on November 2, 1922 in the Rockford area to Otto and Eda (Kable) Fahncke. On November 26, 1942, she married Herbert Wilson Brandt, and he preceded in death on November 21, 2014.
Anna lived all her life in the area and was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church and its Ladies Aid. She was a volunteer at Shane Hill for many years, where she knew many of the people.
She loved gardening - both flowers and vegetables, and she was a great cook. She canned and froze the vegetables which she grew for herself and her family. She enjoyed watching football with her husband, Herb, when he was living, but most of all she loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Surviving are three sons: Edgar (Bev) Brandt, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Alan (Kay) Brandt, Rockford, Ohio, and Cary (Kim) Brandt, Willshire, Ohio; two daughters: Janet (Ralph) Huge, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Carole (DeWayne) Knipstein, Hoagland, Indiana. Thirteen grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren also survive. One brother and two sisters survive: Martin Fahncke of St. Marys, Ohio, Marcella Werner, of Pennsylvania, and Celesta Howell of Columbia City, Indiana.
Deceased is one grandchild, three brothers: Kenneth, Richard, and Luther Fahncke, and two sisters: Wanda Fahncke and Lauretta Brooks.
Services will be held on Sunday, September 4, 2016, at 4:30 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Chattanooga, Ohio, with Pastor Karen Tamorria officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the church prior to the service on Sunday, from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Memorials may be directed to the Zion Lutheran Church or to Van Wert Community Healthcare Professionals In-Patient Hospice, 1155 Westwood Drive, Van Wert, Ohio, 45891.
Condolences may be expressed at ketchamripley.com.
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