Flood Advisory issued August 10 at 10:45PM EDT until August 11 at 1:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 145 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1045 PM 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 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Rockford, Moulton, Mendon, Buckland, Neptune, Tama, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Kossuth and Chattanooga.
Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, 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 Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 11:11PM EDT until August 11 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1111 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Bellefontaine, Kenton, West Liberty, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Roundhead, Quincy, Mount Victory, Rushsylvania, Huntsville, Ridgeway, Valley Hi, Zanesfield and Big Springs.
69° 69° chance Tue 82° Tue 82° likely 66° 66° likely Wed 82° Wed 82° chance
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Thursday, July 26th, 2012
Donald Vander Horst
Donald J. Vander Horst Sr., 87, died at 10:30 p.m. July 24, 2012, at Lima Memorial Hospital.
He was born Nov. 17, 1924, in Celina to Herbert and Ruth Desch Vander Horst. On June 9, 1951, he married Bernice "Ben" Schmitz, who died July 7, 2012.
Surviving are three sons, Donald (Jan) Vander Horst Jr., Celina, Kurt (Nancy) Vander Horst, Celina, and Jay (Annette) Vander Horst, Milford, Mich.; three daughters, Debby (Doug) Myers, Dublin, Karol Halm, Dublin, and Judy (Mark) Sichterman, South Lebanon; a sister, Shirley Simon, Fort Loramie; 16 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, Robert; two sisters, Norma Schmitz and Marilyn "Rusty" Monroe; and a son-in-law, Steve Halm.
He was a 1942 graduate of Immaculate Conception High School, Celina, attended Amherst and Lafayette College and was a 1950 graduate of Bowling Green State University. He was a lifetime member of BG Club and a brother in the Chi Phi Fraternity.
He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina, Mercer County Elks, Celina American Legion and Disabled American Vets.
He was retired from Mersman Tables, where he had worked from 1950 to 1989, including as executive vice president, general manager and CEO. He was president of Mersman subsidiary Waldron Furniture of Waldron, Ark., and past president of National Furniture Manufacturers Association.
He was a past trustee of the Celina Chamber of Commerce, elected member of Celina City Council, a central committeeman for the Celina 4th Ward and general chairman of the Combined Charities.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial is at a later date.
Calling is 2-6 p.m. Sunday and 9:30-10 a.m. Monday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina.
Contributions may be made to Celina Athletic Booster Club or Immaculate Conception Church.
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