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
Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Dorothy Walls-Bishop
Dorothy Mae Walls-Bishop, 87, Celina, died Nov. 26, 2008, at her residence.
She was born Oct. 5, 1921, in Coldwater to Edward and Frances Schmidt Wendel. On Nov. 17, 1924, she married Vint Walls, who died Dec. 27, 1979. On Oct. 2, 1985, she married Bill Bishop, who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Peggy Muhlenkamp, and Pat (Steve) Hennessey, all of Coldwater; a stepson, John (Shirley) Bishop, Powell; a stepdaughter, Trudy (Ron) Gossard, Lima; two sisters, Mary Evelyn Salm and Virginia Kraft, both of Coldwater; five grandchildren three step-grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a son-in-law, Ed Muhlenkamp; and two sisters, Helen Behm and Mary Margaret Wendel.
A member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Montezuma, she was a charter member and state officer of Phi Beta Psi Sorority. She was a member of the Mercer County Elks Golf Association and was the 1939 Lake Festival Queen.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. James Dugal officiating. Burial is at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Calling is 2-7 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Memorials can be made to the sorority for cancer research.
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