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, August 3rd, 2010
Rev. Alphonse Jungwirth
The Rev. Alphonse J. Jungwirth, 91, a member of the Kansas City Province of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, died July 28, 2010, at St. Charles Center in Carthagena.
He was born Aug. 7, 1918, in Milwaukee, Wisc., to Karl and Theresa Stoiber Jungwirth.
Surviving is a sister, Sister M. Frances Therese, SSND, of Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, Wisc.
Deceased is a sister and brother-in-law, Ann and Henry Homa.
He was ordained on May 9, 1943, at the former St. Charles Seminary in Carthagena. He did missions in Chile and served as an associate pastor in Garden City, Kan., and Lebanon, Pa. His first job as a pastor was in Rockford. He also was a pastor at Hillview, S.D., Beulah, N.D., Holly, Colo., Wakeeney, Kan., and Mystic, Iowa. He retired to St. Charles Center in Carthagena in 1996.
Funeral Mass is 2 p.m. today at the Assumption Chapel at St. Charles Center in Carthagena. Burial is at the community cemetery.
Hogenkamp Funeral Home in St. Henry is handling arrangements.
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