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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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
James Folk Sr.
James H. Folk Sr., 87, of St. Marys died 12:07 p.m. Dec. 13, 2009, at Otterbein Retirement Community, near Grand Lake St. Marys.
He was born March 3, 1922, in St. Marys to J. Harold and Florence Buehler Folk.
On May 10, 1947, he married Mildred Jeanne Carey, who died Aug. 2, 1987. On May 25, 1990, he married Marion Dapper Tenyak, who survives.
Other survivors are children, Sandra (William) Hunter, Steve (Pam) Tenyak, all of St.Marys, Chris (Tom) Stroh, Union City, Tenn., David (Cheryl) Folk, Marion, Carol (Gregg) O'Connor, Winfield, Ill., Michael (Patti) Folk, St. Marys; a daughter-in-law, Peggy Folk, St.Marys; 23 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, James H. Folk, Jr.; a daughter, Suzanne Gaut; a son-in-law, Richard Gaut; and a sister, Betty (Ray) Work.
He was 1940 graduate of Memorial High School, St.Marys and a 1943 graduate of Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served as a pharmacist mate 1st class from 1943 to 1946 in the European, African and Middle Eastern Theatres. In 1946, he joined John Vore to establish the Vore & Folk Funeral Home. In 1970, he merged with C. Richard Long to form the Yoder-Long & Folk Funeral Home in St.Marys, and later, the Heinl-Long & Folk Funeral Home in Wapakoneta. He was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, St. Gaspar Del Buffalo 4th degree Knights, Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion, all in St.Marys, the Idlewild Outing Club, and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge, Lima. He served many years on the Auglaize County Board of Health and the Board of Directors of the Home Banking Co.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Anthony E. Cutcher, officiating. Burial, with graveside military rites, is at Gethsemane Cemetery, St.Marys.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home, St.Marys.
Contributions can be made to Otterbein Retirement Community Benevolent Fund, Auglaize Co. Board of Developmental Disabilities, or the Parkinson's Foundation.
Condolences can be left at www. millerfuneralhomes.net.
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