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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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
Ronald Stammen
Ronald N. "Ron" Stammen, age 71, of Fort Recovery, passed away July 21, 2020 at his residence.
He was born January 19, 1949, in Celina, to the late Melvin and Mary Rita (Huber) Stammen. On September 23, 1972, he married Mary Lou (Siefring) Stammen, who survives.
Also surviving are his children, Todd (Denise) Stammen of Wendelin, Marty (Jaymi) Stammen of Fort Recovery, Amy (Eric) Wendel of Fort Recovery, Chrissy (Aaron) Bergman of Wendelin, and Tony (Kayla) Stammen of Marion, OH; five siblings, Ken Stammen of Sharpsburg, Kathy (Ron) Ontrop of St. Henry, Dan Stammen of Sharpsburg and his friend Deb Ables of Celina, and Steve Stammen of Sharpsburg; 19 grandchildren; and in-laws, Dennis (Diana) Siefring of Fort Recovery, Larry (Kris) Siefring of Troy, Ed (Dana) Siefring of New Weston, John (Alice) Otte of St. Henry, and Donna (Steve) Braun of St. Henry.
He was preceded in death by a grandchild, Luke Stammen; a brother, John Stammen; and a sister-in-law, Pat Stammen; and in-laws, Ruth Otte & Dale Siefring.
Ron formerly drove semi for Wendel Poultry and retired from farming. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Sharpsburg and its Men's Society. He was also a member of the Progressive Sportsman Club, Fort Recovery and the Northwest Water Race Association.
Ron enjoyed spending time collecting and driving Allis Chalmers Tractors. His passion was swimming water race dogs especially, his trophy winning dogs Hooper and Nip.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Friday, July 24, 2020 at Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Fort Recovery, with Fr. Christian Cone-Lombarte as celebrant. A live stream of the Mass will be available at www.fortrecoverycatholics.org/streamspot/. Social distancing will be observed at the funeral home and church. Burial will follow at St. Paul Cemetery, Sharpsburg.
Calling is 3:00 pm-8:00 pm Thursday and 9:00 am-10:00 am Friday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
Contributions can be made to Fort Recovery Community Foundation.
Condolences may be directed to www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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