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°
Monday, August 19th, 2013
Roger Williams
Roger O. Williams, 66, Trotwood, formerly of Fort Recovery, died Aug. 17, 2013, at his residence.
He was born April 4, 1947, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to John and June Kinney Williams, who are deceased. On Sept. 1, 1967, he married Twila Armstrong in Fort Recovery, and she survives.
Also surviving are two sons, John (Pauline) Williams of York, Pa., and Ben (Melissa) Williams of Moberly, Mo.; two daughters, Martha Stalhood of Tipp City and Rebecca (Joel) Homan of New Lebanon; 10 grandchildren; and in-laws, Jan and Mike Hickerson of Fort Recovery and Kurt and Sandi Armstrong of Henryville, Ind.
He served as a Christian minister in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. He graduated from Brookville High School, Brookville, Ind., and received a bachelor's degree from Cincinnati Bible Seminary and a master's degree from Louisville Bible College. He read the entire Bible every year. Being an avid reader, he read an average of 10,000 pages per year. He enjoyed American history and the Hardy Boys. He loved his family and spending time with them. He studied hard and preached well.
Funeral services are 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Church of Christ in Fort Recovery, the Rev. Rod Beheler officiating. Burial will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery in Fort Recovery.
Calling is 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday at the First Church of Christ in Fort Recovery.
Memorials may be given to the Show Hope Adoption Agency.
Condolences may be left at www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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