Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience 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°
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
Donald Dietz
Donald F. Dietz, 75, 452 Plum St., Celina, died at 8:54 a.m. Jan. 1, 2009, at the Reid Hospital and Health Care Center, Richmond, Ind.
He was born Sept. 25, 1933, in Botkins to John S. and Florence Stienke Dietz.
Surviving are a daughter, Cnythia (Jim) Coolidge, Lima; three sisters, Mary (Mark) Heinfeld, New Bremen, Delores (Paul) Wienstock, Anna, and Betty J. (Gary) Lovett, Indian Lake; four gandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Bernard and Henry Dietz.
He was retired from Goodyear, St. Marys, and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Celina Eagles, the AM Vets, Sidney, the American Legion, Celina, the Moose, Wapakoneta, and the Venturing Wheels Motorcycle Group.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Robert Ellis officiating. Burial is at Resthaven Memory Gardens.
Calling is 3-7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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