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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Thursday, March 26th, 2015
Janet O'Neill
Janet Louise (Shaffer) O'Neill, 73, of rural Middle Point, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at 2:09 p.m., Monday, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.
She was born on July 24, 1941, near Rockford, the daughter of the late Hoyt and Edith (Whittenbarger) Shaffer. On November 18, 1961, she married T. James O'Neill who survives.
Family members include her three children, Kevin (Connie) O'Neill of New Bremen, Cheryl (Shawn) Klinker of Van Wert, and Brian (Jody) O'Neill of Rockford; a sister, Dorothy Christian of Lexington, KY; a sister-in-law, Shirley Shaffer of Decatur, IN; a brother-in-law, Patrick O'Neill and his wife Phyllis of Mendon; and nine grandchildren: Logan (Becky), Shelby (Adam), Adam, and Jacob O'Neill, Kyle (Jen), Allison and Gretchen Klinker, and Nathan and Elaina O'Neill.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Lowell Shaffer; a brother-in-law, Bill Christian; and her mother and father-in-law, Merle and Ann Townsend.
Janet was a 1959 graduate of Mendon Union High School. She worked at Celina Insurance Group, Bob Hahn Insurance Agency in Spencerville, and Stewart House of Spice in Wetzel. She was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother. Janet was active in the Wetzel Ladies Bible Study.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Cowan & Son Funeral Home with John A. Rager officiating. Interment will follow at Ridge Cemetery. Calling hours are Friday 2 - 8 p.m.
Preferred memorials are to the Van Wert County Brumback Library.
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