Flash Flood Warning issued September 17 at 6:06AM EDT until September 17 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 606 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
Dorothy Fitzgerald
Dorothy W. Fitzgerald, 88, of Tecumseh Drive, St. Marys, died at 7:55 p.m. Dec. 30, 2006, at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys.
She was born May 11, 1918, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Walter and Nellie Martin Bervinkle. On Sept. 29, 1939, she married Murray Seth Fitzgerald, who died Aug. 25, 2006.
Survivors are a son, Murray (Barb), St. Marys; a daughter, Carol J. (Steven) Kennedy, Fort Wayne, Ind.; four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Bill and Lynn Bervinkle; and four sisters, Mary Altman, Ruth Gray, Brula Milby and Clair Woodnicki.
She was a homemaker and member of Wayne Street United Methodist Church, St. Marys.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home Ohio 703 West Chapel, St. Marys, the Rev. Ed Groff officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday and after 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the church building fund.
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