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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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Donald Craft
Donald A. Craft, 73, New Bremen, died at 12:39 p.m. Jan. 14, 2011, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys.
He was born July 13, 1937, in St. Marys to Bernard and Estella Wendel Craft. On Jan. 24, 1958, he married Janet E. Kohler, who survives.
Also surviving is a daughter, Kimberly Jo (William) Fisher, St. Marys; five siblings, Mary Ann (Leo) Tebbe, New Bremen, Kenneth (Judy) Craft, St. Marys, Melvin (LaDonna) Craft, Celina, David (LouAnn) Craft, Wapakoneta, and Victor (Mary) Craft, Cincinnati; three sisters-in-law, Ruth Craft, St. Marys, Betty Henschen, New Knoxville, and Sally Meckstroth, New Bremen; four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are siblings and an in-law, Carl Craft, Bernard and Rita Craft and Mae Ellen Craft.
He was a 1955 graduate of Memorial High School in St. Marys. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. He was one of the founding principals with Precison Strip in Minster. He served as a manager and helped establish plants in Kenton, Middletown and Bowling Green, Ky. He was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church and the Eagles Lodge Aerie 767, both of St. Marys. He also was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose in Celina.
Funeral rites are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, Deacon Greg Bornhorst officiating. Burial with military honors is at Gethsemane Cemetery in St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Miller Funeral Home in St. Marys.
Memorials may be made to the Auglaize County Cancer Society or St. Jude's Research Center.
Condolences may be left at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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