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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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Charles Wolf
Charles A. Wolf, 95, of Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community, died at 7:38 a.m. Feb. 4, 2009, at home.
He was born June 3, 1913, in Minster, to Anton and Mary Poeppelman Wolf. On Sept. 14, 1938, he married Leona Westerheide, who died Jan. 28, 1988.
Surviving are six children, Lila Roberts, Vandalia, Roger (Caren), Carmel, Ind., the Rev. John Wolf, Kerney, Mo., Judy (George) Close, Antioch, Ill., Tony (Judy), Minster, and Joe (Sandy), Fort Loramie; a sister-in-law, Dorothy, Minster; 19 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are three brothers, August, Lawrence and Albert; three sisters, Margaret Meyer, Loretta Goettemoeller and Mary Ann Baumer; and a son-in-law, Ed Roberts.
He was a retired farmer and member of St. Augustine Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus, both in Minster. He was a former member of the Minster Board of Education, the Farm Bureau Council and the Shelby County Board of Elections. He helped organize the Minster Life Squad.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. John Wolf officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Friday and 9-9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood, Dayton.
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