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, February 15th, 2011
Clarence Meyer
Clarence F. Meyer, 82, Fort Loramie, died Feb. 14, 2011, at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney.
He was born April 27, 1928, in Russia to Henry and Elenora Gehret Meyer. On May 20, 1950, he married Ruth Ann Bensman, who survives.
Also surviving are 14 children, Mary Jo (David) Enneking, Troy, Kathy (Frank) Schafer, Fort Loramie, Jane (Tom) Pleiman, Fort Loramie, Peg (Chuck) Wray, Fort Loramie, Carol (Greg) Borchers, Russia, Bill (Deb) Meyer, Minster, Teresa (Dave) Chaney, Fort Loramie, Sandy (Gary) Hoying, McCartyville, Sue (Pat) Frilling, McCartyville, Lynn (Mark) Meyer, Fort Loramie, Phil (Lisa) Meyer, McCartyville, Ron (Cindy) Meyer, Fort Loramie, Ann (Joe) Turner, Fort Loramie, and Jenny (Chris) Grudich, Fort Loramie; a son-in-law, Jerry Deloye, Yorkshire; four siblings, Marcella Tebbe, Russia, Sylvester Meyer, Covington, Mary Margaret Fullenkamp, Russia, and Leola (Francis) Hoying, Russia; brothers- and sisters in-law, Eugene and Wilma Bensman, Sidney, Betty Wehrman, Fort Loramie, Leonard and Connie Bensman, Sidney, the Rev. Gerald Bensman, Ludlow Falls, Mary Lou Thornton, Boston, Mass., Margie and Robert Zwiesler, Wichita, Kan., John and Jan Bensman, Anna, and Patricia and Peter Cook, Andrews, N.C.; 57 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a daughter, Cindy Deloye; siblings, Raphael, John and an infant sister, Rita; in-laws, Robert Tebbe, Jean Meyer, Lois Meyer, Henry Fullenkamp, Virgil Bensman, Donald Wehrman and Brad Thornton.
He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Fort Loramie, the Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus Council 5239 and the Shelby County Right to Life. He retired from farming and had worked at Ross Aluminum.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Gerald Bensman officiating with Revs. Steven Shoup and Robert Monnin co-officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Gehret Funeral Home in Fort Loramie.
Memorials may be made to the Miami or Shelby County Right to Life or the Hahn-Hufford Nicholas Center of Hope in Piqua.
Condolences may be left at www.gehretfuneralhome.com.
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