Flood Warning issued September 19 at 10:54AM EDT until September 20 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers... St. Marys River at Rockford. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:40 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 13.2 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Residents in Auglaize County and its contiguous counties are now eligible for assistance as a result of flash flooding on Feb. 27 and 28.
Ohio Emergency Management Agency Executive Director Nancy Dragani requested and received a Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster declaration for Auglaize County. This declaration enables residents and business owners who received uninsured flood damage to apply for long-term, low-interest loans. Marion County also received this designation. [More]
Coldwater Police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old man who died one day after being released from the Mercer County Adult Detention Facility.
