Flood Watch issued August 13 at 10:22PM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional storms will move into the area after midnight, persisting through late Friday morning. Heavy rain can be expected with these storms, with the risk of flash flooding increasing with storms that repeatedly move over the same locations.
66° 66° chance Fri 81° Fri 81° 65° 65° chance Sat 86° Sat 86° chance
Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
Traci Richards
Traci Richards, age 62 of St. Marys, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024 at her residence in St. Marys.
She was born the daughter of the late Thomas and Deloris "Faye" (Mull) McKinney in Lima. On May 9, 1997, she married Mike Richards who passed away on December 2, 2020.
She is survived by her loving children Staci (Clyde) White of Lima, Cody Moyler of Lima, Chelsea (Adam) Fletcher of Neptune, grandchildren, Kyli Faye (James) McKinney, Brady McKinney, Cayden McKinney, Averi McKinney, Lexi Moyler, Landon Moyler, Keeghan Moyler, Rylee Fletcher, and brothers Tim (Mary) McKinney of Lima, and John McKinney of Celina.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, and granddaughter Raelynn Fletcher.
Traci graduated from Elida High School with the class of 1981, she then went on to attend Apollo. She was a laborer at Lima Ford for 10 years until she retired in 2007. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and sometimes her kids. She liked to watch monster trucks and wrestling with her Ry. She was a Michigan fan and loved watching shows with her best friend and dog, Zoey. Traci was a mother, grandmother, friend to anyone who needed one.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, September 6, 2024 at Mercer Memory Gardens, with Pastor Randy Christian. Services are in the care of Lehman-Dzendzel Funeral Home.
Condolences may be shared with the Richards family online at LehmanDzendzelFH.com.
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