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
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Kathryn Gibson
Kathryn M. Gibson, 102, 110 Williams St., St. Marys, died at 12:05 a.m. March 9, 2010, at St. Marys Living Center.
She was born March 7, 1908, in St. Marys, to George and Emma Aubach Hirsch. On March 7, 1933, she married John F. Gibson, who died Nov. 25, 1977.
Surviving are a son, George (Janet) Gibson, St.Marys; a grandson and two great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Leo and Jerome Hirsch, and a sister, Cornelia "Kitty" Dicke.
She worked at the former Kroger Grocery Store in St. Marys during the 1930s and 1940s. She also assisted on the family farm. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ and the Women's Guild of the church. She was a 1926 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Ed Bray officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorials can be made to the church.
Condolences can be left at millerfuneralhomes.net.
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