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
Monday, August 25th, 2008
Pamela LaFalce
Former Minster resident, Pamela Clare Winner LaFalce, 54, of Lexington, Ky., died Aug. 22, 2008,at her home. Death was due to natural causes.
She was born Aug. 12, 1954, in Coldwater to Clarence "Pete" and Clare Borchers Winner. On Oct. 12, 1985, she married Peter Ronald LaFalce Jr., who survives.
Other survivors are a son Samuel Peter; a daughter, Margaret Frances, both at home; four brothers, Ronald (Charyl), Indianapolis, Ind., Roger "Pete" (Sarah), Vandalia, Richard "Beetle" (Susan), and Gregory (Teresa), all of Minster; three sisters, Jane (Jim) Hatfield, Chicago, Ill., Judith Winner, and Patricia (Mike) Gavit, all of Minster; and a sister-in-law, Mary Ann Winner, Fort Loramie.
She worked in management for IBM/Lexmark, in Lexington, for more than 25 years. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Lexington. She was a 1972 graduate of Minster High School, graduated from The College of Mount Saint Joseph on the Ohio in 1976, received a master of science from the University of Cincinnati in 1979, and a master of business administration from Xavier University in 1989.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church in Lexington.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at the church and 2-4 p.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Minster. Burial is at St. Augustine Cemetery, Minster.
Contributions can be made to the Pamela Winner LaFalce Perpetual Trust for a reflection garden at St. Paul Parish.
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