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°
Friday, January 14th, 2011
Marcella Schroer
Marcella "Granny" Schroer, 81, Celina, died at 3:10 p.m. Jan. 12, 2011, at Golden Living Center in St. Marys.
She was born April 3, 1929, in Lima to Albert and Olive Balliet Crouse. On May 30, 1947, she married Harold H. Schroer, who died in 1994.
Surviving are two sons, Ed (Kathy) Schroer, Conroe, Texas, and Nick (Deb) Schroer, Celina; three daughters, Linda Williams, Celina, Mary Harris, Celina, and Bonnie (Larry) Allen, Portland, Ind.; a brother, Richard (Marian) Crouse, St. Marys; a sister, J. Dilva Craft, Rockford; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Also deceased is a daughter, Alice Schroer; a sister, Freda Becker; two brothers-in-law, Edward Becker and Edgar Craft; and two sons-in-law, Donald Harris and Lewis Williams.
He retired from the former Goodyear Tire & Rubber plant in St. Marys after 30 years. He was a member of the Anderson-Bethel Church of God in Mendon, a 1947 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School and was a member of the Old Fashion Farmers Flee Market.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Cisco Funeral Home in Celina, the Rev. Tony Richmond officiating. Burial is at Neptune Cemetery.
Calling is 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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