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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Monday, March 12th, 2012
Helen Schemmel
Helen K. Schemmel, 98, formerly of New Bremen and of Minster, died at 2 a.m. March 10, 2012, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster, where she had been a resident for five years.
She was born July 27, 1913, in Sidney to Albert and Zita Guissinger Kloeppel. On Nov. 19, 1930, she married William M. Schemmel, who died Jan. 21, 1991.
Surviving are two children, Mary Ellen (Dwight) Kurtzman, Van Wert, and Ronald Schemmel, New Bremen; 12 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are three siblings, Gerard and Leonard Kloeppel and infant twin sister Catherine.
She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, and a former member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, New Bremen, where she had been a member of the Ladies Sodality. She was a cook at New Bremen schools and retired from Auglaize School, New Bremen.
A Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Minster church, the Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery, Sidney.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Memorial donations can be made to St. Charles Chapel.
Condolences can be left at hogenkampfuneralhome.com.
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