Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues 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 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
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Saturday, September 4th, 2021

SUV crashes into house

Driver transported from the scene

By Sydney Albert
Photo by Dan Melograna/The Daily Standard

Troopers from the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol view the damage to a house at 3160 State Route 119, St. Henry.

ST. HENRY - The driver of an SUV that crashed into a house at 3160 State Route 119, St. Henry, around 3 p.m. Friday was transported from the scene by an emergency squad, according to information from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office.
Joshua Rish, 41, Coldwater, reportedly was eastbound on State Route 119 when the Ford Escape he was driving swerved for an unknown reason and crashed into the house, according to a deputy at the scene.
Rish was taken to Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. No condition information was available at the hospital Friday night.
The house reportedly was unoccupied at the time of the crash, which remains under investigation.

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An SUV ran into a house at 3160 State Route 119, St. Henry on Friday afternoon.

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