Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 68° 68° slight chance chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance chance 68° 68° chance
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Andrew Hemmelgarn
Andrew N. Hemmelgarn, 81, St. Henry, died at 10:15 a.m. May 22, 2011, at his home.
He was born Oct. 1, 1929, in Wendelin, to Henry and Amelia Stammen Hemmelgarn. On Aug. 2, 1952, he married Velma Berning, who survives in St. Henry.
Also surviving are nine children, Dave (Cindy) Hemmelgarn, Connie (Merle) Hein, Tim (Cindy) Hemmelgarn, all of Coldwater, Bob (Theresa) Hemmelgarn, North Star, Sharon (Carl) Koesters, Mark (Kathy) Hemmelgarn, Larry (Lynn) Hemmelgarn, all of Maria Stein, Bill (Deb) Hemmelgarn and Brian (Candy) Hemmelgarn, all of St. Henry; three sisters, Marcella Bailey, Brookville, Flora Dippold, Maria Stein, and Agnes Miller, Brookville; a sister-in-law, Mary Ann Hemmelgarn, St. Henry; 30 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Deceased are four brothers, Cyril, Cletus, Urban and Ernest Hemmelgarn; two sisters, Rita Harmuth and Betty Hemmelgarn; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Melvin Bailey, Agnes Hemmelgarn, Clara Hemmelgarn, Martin Harmuth, Cyril Dippold and Ralph Miller; and a grandson and granddaughter.
A member of St. Henry Catholic Church and the St. Henry Knights of Columbus, he was retired from maintenance at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. He formerly worked at H.A. Dorsten, Inc., Minster.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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