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.

Friday, August 30th, 2024

1 killed in car-golf cart wreck

Accident remains under investigation

By Abigail Miller

Photo by Abigail Miller/The Daily Standard

A 2015 red Chevrolet Malibu driven by a 17-year-old male of Coldwater rear-ended a golf cart at around 7:35 p.m. on Philothea Road. Michael Hatcher, 69, of Fort Recovery, was ejected from the golf cart into a nearby field after being rear-ended on Philothea Road.

FORT RECOVERY- A Fort Recovery man died Thursday evening following injuries he sustained after a motor vehicle collided with his golf cart on Philothea Road.

According to a preliminary investigation, Michael L. Hatcher, 69, was driving westbound in a black E-Z-GO golf cart in the 2900 block of Philothea Road when he was rear-ended by a 2015 red Chevrolet Malibu driven by an unidentified 17-year-old Coldwater male at around 7:35 p.m. Thursday, Mercer County Chief Deputy Sheriff Doug Timmerman said.

Hatcher was ejected from the golf cart into a nearby field, Timmerman added. Southern Mercer Ambulance District transported Hatcher with critical injuries to the Mercer County Community Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Photo by Abigail Miller/The Daily Standard

Southwest Mercer Fire District, Southern Mercer County Joint Ambulance District, Mercer County Sheriff's Deputies, Mercer County Emergency Response Volunteers and Mercer County Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Team assisted at the scene.

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