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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
Wanda Grisez
Wanda Rose Grisez, 80, of Houschilt Road, Yorkshire, died at 5 a.m. Dec. 20, 2007, at her home.
She was born April 16, 1927, in Houston, to Herman and Joy Pellman Maxson. On Sept. 23, 1944, she married Albert F. Grisez, who died June 15, 1976.
Surviving are a son, Anthony (Jenny), Willowdell; two daughters, Julia (Dan) Gallivan, Dayton, and Kathy (John) Siegel, Fort Loramie; two sisters, Helen Eisenhut, Minster, and Doris Crist, Olmstead Falls; a brother-in-law, Mac McCarthy of Florida; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, Bill Maxson; and a sister, Irene McCarthy.
She was a homemaker and an author and composer of religious music. She obtained her GED late in life and then earned an associates degree at Edison State Community College, before continuing studies at Wright State University. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Newport, and it St. Ann's Ladies Sodality.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Sunday and 8:30-9:30 a.m. Monday at Gehret Funeral Home, Fort Loramie.
Contributions can be made to Wilson Hospice Care.
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