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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Saturday, July 8th, 2017
Esther Knapke
Esther A. Knapke, age 90, of Cranberry Prairie, died on Friday, July 7, 2017 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater.
She was born September 14, 1926 in Chickasaw to the late Albert & Anna (Homan) Hartings. On October 21, 1950 she married William F. Knapke and he died September 17, 2008.
She is survived a son Jerry & Nancy Knapke of Van Wert; a daughter Linda Perez of Columbus; six grandchildren; one step grandchild; eleven great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; siblings Bernard Hartings of St. Henry and Hilda & Harold Meyer of Minster; and a sister-in-law Norma Knapke of St. Henry.
She is also preceded in death by brothers Louis & Irene Hartings and Gregor & Joan Hartings; and in-laws Esther Hartings, Lucille Hess, Hilda Knapke, Rita Muhlenkamp, Sr. Julia, Roselyn Muhlenkamp, Claude, Bernard, Mark and Robert Knapke.
She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church in Cranberry and the ladies Altar Rosary sodality of the church.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Monday July 10, 2017 at St. Francis Church, Cranberry. Burial will follow in St. Francis Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 to 5 PM on Sunday and 9 to 10 AM on Monday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in St. Henry.
Memorials may be made to State of the Heart Care. Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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