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, April 2nd, 2018
Joan Hall
Joan M. Hall, 85, of Rockford, Ohio, has gone home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 30, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
She was born in 1932 in Mansfield, Ohio, to Franklin and Edith (McAfee) Miller. On July 8, 1950, she married Homer J. Hall who survives in Rockford.
Also surviving are two daughters, Deborah Hartman of McKinney, Texas, and Brenda Hall of Scottsdale, Arizona, and a son Kim and his wife, Linda Hall of Florissant, Colorado. Also surviving is a grandson, Ryan and his wife Courtney Hartman, a great-grandson, Blake Matthew Hartman, and a great-grand daughter, Charleigh Quinn Hartman, all of Prosper, Texas. Also surviving is a brother, Thomas (Karen) Miller of Kalida, Ohio; and two sisters, Marjorie Green of Bethesda, Ohio and Betty Cowhick of Sullivan, Ohio.
Deceased is one brother, Ronald Miller.
Joan retired from the U.S. Postal Service - Rockford office - after 27 years of service with the last 9 years as postmaster. She was a member of the Rockford U.M. Church and the United Methodist Women's Society; a member of the Rockford Chamber of Commerce and was Citizen of the Year in 1986; and a member of the Shane's Crossing Historical Society.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford, Ohio, with Pastor Chip Steffy officiating.
Friends may call on Tuesday, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be expressed at ketchamripley.com.
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