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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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Catherine Calloway
Catherine E. Ferguson Lung Calloway, 94, of Fort Wayne, Ind., and formerly Mercer County, died at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 21, 2009, at Woodview Health Care Center, Fort Wayne.
She was born April 26, 1915, in Mercer County to John and Rilla Rutledge McCristy. Her husbands, Charles Thomas Ferguson, Roscoe Lung and Ray Dorris Calloway, all preceded her in death.
Surviving are a daughter-in-law, Chris Herring, Fort Wayne; five nieces and nephews, living in Rockford and Ft. Wayne; and a number of great-nieces and nephews.
Deceased are a son, Lowell Eugene Ferguson; two brothers, Clarence and Dale McCristy; two sisters, Cecile Bauer and Gladys Croghan; and two grandchildren.
She was a certified home health aide for many years. She was associated with the Friends Church in Ohio and the Salvation Army in Fort Wayne and had been a children's evangelist in Fort Wayne.
Services are 3 p.m. Thursday at W.H.Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina, Joseph Romary, officiating. Burial is at Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.
Calling is 2-3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to Roanoke Baptist Church, Roanoke, Ind., for mission work.
Condolences can be sent to dick-hellwarth@verizonmail.com.
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