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
Linus Pohl
Linus William Pohl, 82, 5290 state Route 118, Coldwater, died at 7:02 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
He was born July 15, 1926 in Coldwater to Roman and Cecelia Homan Pohl. On April 30, 1949, he married Virginia C. Pleiman, who died Nov. 24, 1997.
Surviving are two daughters, Nancy (Dennis) Thobe, Minster, and Madonna Schwieterman, Middletown; a brother, Ralph (Joann), Coldwater; a sister, Rita (Willard) Huwer, St. Henry; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Deceased is a grandchild.
He was a retired farmer and a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, and its men's Holy Name Society of The Church.
Funeral mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Richard Walling officiating. Burial is at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Calling is 2-6 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Memorials can be made to St. Marys Dialysis Unit.
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