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, October 17th, 2009
Clifford Sommers
Clifford C. Sommers, 76, of Waterloo, Ind., who has relatives in Mercer County, died Oct. 15, 2009, at DeKalb Memorial Hospital in Auburn, Ind.
He was born April 23, 1933, in Beaverdam to Paul H. and Frances Marshall Sommers. On July 2, 1955, he married Nancy Daugherty, who survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Jonathan C. Sommers, Derby, Kan., Scott A. (Robin) Sommers, New Lenox, Ill., and Todd M. Sommers, Auburn; a sister, Dolores "Kay" (James) Cox, Fairborn; two brothers, Ronald E. (Judy) Sommers, Auburn, and Paul K. Sommers, Fort Wayne, Ind.; a granddaughter, two stepgrandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two sisters, Bette Trisel and Patricia Zizelman, and a grandson.
He was employed at International Harvester in Fort Wayne for 22 years and then as head custodian at DeKalb High School for 12 years before retiring in 1996. He attended Waterloo United Methodist Church, served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Waterloo.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, Waterloo, the Revs. Charles and David Mathews officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Donations can be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
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