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
Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
Tom Hemmelgarn
Tom Hemmelgarn, age 70 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater.
He was born on Aug. 6, 1950 in Celina, Ohio to the late Oscar and Mary (Jansen) Hemmelgarn. On Aug. 14, 1971 he married Vickie Kremer, who survives living in Celina.
Also surviving are his three children Adam Hemmelgarn of Cleveland, Erin (Rob) Hein of Sunbury, Jodi (Andy) Weisman of Celina and eight Grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters-in-law Mike (Jan) Hemmelgarn of Celina, Pat (Marty) Hemmelgarn of Celina, Jim (Carol) Hemmelgarn of Celina, Sam Hemmelgarn of Dayton, Barbara Hemmelgarn of Baltimore, MD, Nancy Hemmelgarn of Celina and his sister Peggy Corotis of Columbus.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Jerry and Jack, a brother-in-law Mark Corotis and sister-in-law Shelly Hemmelgarn.
He graduated from Celina Immaculate Conception School with the Class of 1968. He proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1969-1970. Tom was employed by Shinn Brothers Construction Company until he retired in 2013.
He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Celina, the Celina American Legion Post #210, the Celina V.F.W. Post #5713 and the Mercer County Sportsmen Association in Celina. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and Shooting Clay birds. He loved his Family and his Grandchildren.
A Memorial Prayer Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the Lehman-Dzendzel Funeral Home in Celina, with Fr. Kenneth Schnipke C.PP.S. officiating.
Memorial Gathering will be held from 9:30 until the time of services. Attendees are required to wear masks, practice social distancing and follow the COVID-19 guidelines established by Governor DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grand Lake Home Health through JTD Hospital Foundation.
Condolences may be shared with the Hemmelgarn Family on-line and the memorial services will be available on-line following services at LehmanDzendzelFH.com.
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