Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 12:53AM EDT until July 11 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer.
* WHEN...Until 400 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1253 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Tama and Neptune.
68° 68° chance Sat 85° Sat 85° slight chance slight chance 65° 65° Sun 85° Sun 85°
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
Michael Thornell
Michael Kent Thornell, 57, Thelma Drive, Minster, died at 8:05 p.m. April 22, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. Death was due to natural causes.
He was born Jan. 14, 1950, in Springfield to Guy W. and Ruth G. Yoakum Thornell. His father survives in Minster.
Surviving is a brother, Mark, Celina.
Deceased is a sister, Jacquelyne Curl.
He retired from the Air National Guard Base, Springfield, where he was an aircraft mechanic. He was a training sergeant in the U.S. Air Force Reserves in Texas during the Vietnam Era, and was a 1968 graduate of Fort Loramie High School.
There will be no services and no calling. He will be cremated.
Gehret Funeral Home, Fort Loramie, is handling arrangements.
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