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, August 28th, 2021
Injury accident
Photo by William Kincaid/The Daily Standard

Mercer County Sheriff's deputies responded to a two-vehicle injury accident at the intersection of state routes 707 and 49 around 6:30 p.m. Friday. Mercer County Sheriff's Sergeant Rachel Heinl said Chesala Durnal, Indiana, was traveling westbound on State Route 707 and stopped her vehicle at the stop sign at State Route 49. Durnal then drove her vehicle into the intersection where it struck a northbound vehicle driven by Vickie Poe. Poe was transported by a Rockford unit of the Mercer County Emergency Medical Service to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana, with non-life threatening injuries, Heinl said. Durnal was cited for failure to yield. Heinl said drugs or alcohol were not suspected in the accident. Also assisting at the scene were the Chattanooga Fire Department, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Mercer County Emergency Response Volunteers.

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