Flood Watch issued August 13 at 11:45AM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A lull in rainfall will continue for much of the day. However, additional storms will move into the area later this afternoon. The risk of heavy rainfall will be greatest tonight into early Friday morning. There is also the potential for storms to repeatedly move over the same locations, which increases flash flood risk.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 69° 69° chance likely Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance likely 68° 68° chance
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009
Jerome Pottkotter
Jerome L. Pottkotter, 84, 2150 state Route 119, Fort Recovery, died Dec. 23, 2009, at his residence.
He was born March 31, 1925, in Fort Recovery to John and Irene Laux Pottkotter. On Sept. 30, 1950, he married Rita May, who survives in St. Henry.
Other survivors are six sons, Dave Pottkotter, Gary "Pete" (Norma) Pottkotter, Karl (Debbie) Pottkotter, Alan (Chris) Pottkotter, Les (Marilyn) Pottkotter and Roy (Kim) Pottkotter, all of Fort Recovery; four daughters, Nancy Mueller, Osgood, Diann (John) Will, Deb (Joe) Thobe, and Becky (Jerry) Bihn, all of Fort Recovery; a brother, Bill (Virginia) Pottkotter, Fort Recovery; two sisters-in-law, Adeline and Marie Pottkotter, both of St. Henry; 40 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are four brothers, Edwin, Vincent, Albert and Robert Pottkotter; three sisters, Agnes Fisher, Frances Hess and Mary Helen Romer; a son-in-law, Fred Mueller; and a great-grandchild.
He was retired from the former New Idea in Coldwater and was a farmer. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Ohio Progressive Sportsman Club, all of Fort Recovery, St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joe, and its Holy Name Society.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial is at St. Joseph Cemetery, St. Joe, where military graveside honors will be conducted by the American Legion of Fort Recovery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Monday and 9-9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
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