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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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
Rick Newcom
Rick L. Newcom, age 67, of Coldwater, died Sunday, March 7, 2021 at his residence.
He was born June 19, 1953 in Coldwater to the late Omer Lee & Myra Margaret (Tekamp) Newcom. He is survived by a daughter Bandy Lee Newcom (Jesse Williams) of Coldwater; grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Taya and Whitney Godwin, Miranda Williams and Jace Eischen; siblings, Cheryl (Ron) Hafner of Atlanta, MI, Doug (Nancy) Newcom of Southport, NC, Dwayne (Tamera) Newcom of Lexington, SC; nephew Ryan (Melinda) Luken of Cygnet, Ohio and niece Mindy (Todd) Stoeckel of Raleigh, NC.
He was preceded in death by his former wife Linda Marie (Nance) and grandchildren Blake Wilges and Laura Eischen.
Rick retired from the Mercer County Highway Dept. in 2005. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Church, Coldwater, South Shore Sportsman's Club, Celina Moose and Coldwater Eagles. He also belonged to a Corvette Club in his younger years, followed NASCAR especially Bill Elliot and enjoyed boating and the lake more in his retirement years and served as crew chief for Wolf Racing.
  A Funeral Mass following all CDC guidelines will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Holy Trinity Church, Coldwater with live stream at https://www.coldwatercluster.org/information/watch-mass-online. Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 pm on Thursday and 9 to 10 am Friday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater.
Memorials may be made to Grand Lake Hospice (grandlakehealth.org).
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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