Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers... St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHEN...Until this afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
In 1886, locals were drilling wells in their backyards on the beach
By William Kincaid
CELINA - In addition to once being known as the largest man-made lake on the planet, Grand Lake introduced to the world freshwater offshore drilling, laying the groundwork for the modern petroleum industry and igniting a local economic boom that reverberated for decades to come. [More]
Blamed for 16 deaths, flooding through South and Midwest
CELINA - Parts of Celina were plunged into darkness for about an hour late Friday night when the power went out during a storm that dumped another round of heavy rain on already heavily saturated ground.
MINSTER - Community members and local officials celebrated the completion of a $2.55 million expansion and renovation of Minster Police Department's facilities at 126 W. Fourth St. in Minster Saturday afternoon.
The rain held off long enough Minster to get a pair of softball victories on Saturday. What was scheduled to be a three-team round-robin with St. Marys and Greenville turned into a traditional doubleheader with the Roughriders at Four Seasons Park.
