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
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Janet Warrick
Janet L. Lukingbeal Warrick, 89, of Celina died at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 18, 2009, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community.
She was born Feb. 20, 1920, in Farmersville to Clarence and Alba Izor Lukingbeal. On Feb. 18, 1945, she married Wilson H. Warrick, who died July 15, 2009.
Surviving are a son, Richard (Cindy) Warrick, Herndon, Va.; three daughters, Beth (Dan) Bader, Chicago, Ill., Nancy (Michael) Kerson, Napa Valley, Calif., and Kathleen (Charles) Richard, Acton, Mass.; two brothers, Robert (Caroline) Lukingbeal, Knoxville, Tenn., and Mark Lukingbeal, Cincinnati; a sister, Jane Lindamood, Oberlin; and seven grandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, Kent Lukingbeal, and a grandson.
She worked as a registered nurse at Briarwood Manor, Coldwater. She was a member of the Altrurian Club, Great Books Club and the Phi Beta Psi Sorority. She volunteered for the Red Cross and Head Start programs in Mercer County and was a Girl Scout leader and den mother for the Boy Scouts. She graduated as valedictorian at Farmersville High School in 1938 and from Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Dayton in 1941.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Douglas Meyer officiating. Burial is at North Grove Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the Red Cross.
Condolences can be left at LHDfuneralhome.com.
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