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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Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Danny Smuts
Danny L. Smuts, 73, Geneva, Ind., died at 2:25 a.m. July 28, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind.
He was born Aug. 10, 1936, in Huntington, Ind., to Virgil J. and Ruth M. Kinch Smuts. On Jan. 23, 1959, he married Connie S. Black, who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Randy (Jaretta) Smuts, Geneva, Ind., and David (Chanda) Smuts, Geneva, Ind.; two brothers, Rex Smuts, Houston, Texas, and Robert Smuts, Grand Junction, Colo.; two sisters, Bonnie Baker, Huntington, Ind., and Donna Martin, Huntington, Ind.; five grandchildren, which includes Daniel Smuts, Coldwater; and four great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Doug Smuts and Herb Smuts; and three sisters, Peggy Smuts, Erma Lawson and Doris Benafatti.
He worked for E.P. Graphics as a forklift driver. He was a Cub Scout master of Pack 3069 of Geneva.
Funeral services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Downing & Glancy Funeral Home in Geneva, Ind., the Rev. Marvin Taylor officiating. Burial is at Riverside Cemetery in Geneva, Ind.
Calling is 3-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials can be made to Limberlost Visitors Center Building Fund, Genvea, Ind.
Condolences can be left at www.glancyfuenralhomes.com.
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