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
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Norma Minneman
Norma C. Minneman, 77, of Clayton, died suddenly at 5:36 p.m. Aug. 31, 2009, at home.
She was born Feb. 21, 1932, in St. Anthony to Joseph and Anna Jutte Huelskamp. She married W.J. "Bill" Minneman, who survives.
Other survivors are two daughters, Carol (George) Stebbins, Englewood and Cheryl (Michael) Luksic, Clayton; four sons, Allen Joseph (Sue), West Milton, Michael C. (Lynn), Tipp City, Doug (Jodi), West Milton, and Steve William (Jill), Clayton; two sisters, Ethel (Carl) Borger, St. Henry, and Dolores (Bob) Lange of Missouri; a brother Ivo (Norma) Huelskamp, Topeka, Kan.; 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Virgil and Urban Huelskamp; four sisters, Wilma and Sister Ann Margaret Huelskamp, Marjorie Wourms and Celesta Lochtefeld.
She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Englewood, and the Miami Valley Golf Club.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Catholic Church, Englewood, the Rev. Kenneth Baker officiatng. Burial is at Calvary Cemetery, Dayton.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. today at Baker-Hazel & Snider Funeral Home, Dayton.
Contributions can be made to the Right to Life campign.
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