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
Monday, November 4th, 2019
Esther Green
Esther M. Green, age 99, of Celina, Ohio, passed away at 3:30 pm on Friday, November 1, 2019 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater.
She was born on March 13, 1920 in Van Wert County to the late William G. and Cora (Rupert) Jones. She married Chester C. Green on July 31, 1944 and he preceded her in death on August 22, 1983.
Surviving are her children, Loretta J. Scott, Hicksville, Ohio, and Ruth A. (Dwayne) Hoenie, Celina, Ohio; five grandchildren; and eleven great grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death was an infant son, Thomas C. Green; six brothers, Gordon, Olen, Homer, Dewitt, Joseph, and James Stanley Jones; and two sisters, Lucille Rabe and Ruth L. Lowman.
Esther was a 1938 graduate of Mendon-Union High School. She was homemaker and also had various jobs throughout her life. She was a member of Grand Lake United Methodist Church in Montezuma, Ohio.
Funeral services will begin at 12:00 pm on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Cisco Funeral Home in Celina with Rev. Diane Mendelson officiating; where the family will receive friends from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm prior to the service at the funeral home.
Burial will follow at Swamp College Cemetery in Celina.
Memorials can be made to Grand Lake United Methodist Church, 40 S. High Street, Montezuma, Ohio 45866 and/or State of the Heart Hospice, 230 W. Main Street, Coldwater, Ohio 45828.
To share memories with the family, visit www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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