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
Monday, March 12th, 2012
Dorothy Hoying
Dorothy J. Hoying, 88, Sidney, died at 11:40 a.m. March 9, 2012, at Fair Haven Shelby County Home.
She was born Nov. 14, 1923, in Mercer County to Joseph and Celcia Bruening Frey. On Sept. 24, 1947, she married Herbert G. Hoying, who survives.
Also surviving are four children, John C. (Jan) Hoying, Celina, Karen A. (Fred) Kautman, Decorah, Iowa, and Gary V. (Kathleen) Hoying and Alan F. (Kim) Hoying, all of Sidney; five siblings, Walter (Bernice) Frey, Osgood, Marion (Walter) Braun and Betty (Cy) Overman, all of Maria Stein, Marilyn Homan, Coldwater, and Alberta (Willard) Bruns, Celina; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are four siblings, Lucille Bergman and Ralph, Alvin and Vernon Frey; and one granddaughter.
She retired as a cook from Sidney City Schools in 1988. She was a 64-year-member of Holy Angels Catholic Church, Sidney, and its Altar Society. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and a member of the Sidney Veterans of Foreign Wars.
A Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Daniel Hess officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery, Sidney.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9:30 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at Cromes Funeral Home, Sidney.
Memorials may be made to Holy Angels School, Lehman Catholic High School Foundation, Holy Angels Catholic Church and Fair Haven Shelby County.
Condolences may be left at cromesfh.com.
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