Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Nedra Schmidt
Nedra Mae Schmidt, 78, 171 Bryn Mawr #209, Ravenna, died at 1 a.m. May 4, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home.
She was born Aug. 16, 1929, in Toronto to Oliver and Nora White Maffett. She married Clyde Schmidt, who died in 1984.
Surviving are a daughter, Beth A. (Jay) Gariety, Celina; and four grandsons.
Deceased are daughter, Dawn L. Hamilton; a brother, Jack Maffett; three sisters, her twin, Norma Kidder, Cleophus "Tope" Carpenter and Carole Virden.
She was a homemaker and attended the First Christian Church in Ravenna. She was a member of the Dandelions Club, the Ravenna Garden Club and the Ravenna Community Choir.
A gathering of friends will be 4-6 p.m. Friday at Shorts Funeral Home, Ravenna. Burial is at Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna.
Arrangements are being handled by W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina.
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