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, January 30th, 2010
Estella Dailey
Former Rockford resident Estella Rose Dailey, 80, Celina, died at 7:14 a.m., Jan. 29, 2010, at the Gardens at Celina, where she had been a patient.
She was born July 29, 1929, in Decatur, Ind., to Roy and Irene Liby French. On July 26, 1947, she married Ralph Dailey, who died Nov. 5, 1990.
Surviving are three sons: Mark Dailey, at home, Robert (Betty) Dailey, Rockford, and Dennis (Cindy) Dailey of Van Wert; two daughters: Sandra Dailey of Celina, and Debra (Phil) Rigano of St. Louis; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Deceased are two sisters, Grace Alden and Mary Girod; and two brothers, Ervin and Harold French.
A homemaker, she was a member of the former Grace United Methodist Church (now the Rockford United Methodist Church). She was a 1947 graduate of Rockford High School, a life member of the Rockford American Legion Auxiliary and the Celina Eagles Auxiliary.
Service is 10:30 a.m. Monday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford, the Rev. Chip Steffy officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Sunday and one hour prior to service Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to Mark Dailey or to the church.
Condolences can be sent to the family at ketchamripleyfh@embarqmail.com.
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