Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 7:26PM EDT until August 11 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 560 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
WAYNE
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, GREENVILLE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST JEFFERSON, AND XENIA.
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.
Today 84° Today 84° chance 68° 68° chance likely Tomorrow 82° Tomorrow 82° likely chance 67° 67° chance
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Aloys Sommer
Aloys S. "Junior" Sommer Jr., 80, New Bremen, died at 6:15 p.m. Oct. 21, 2013, at Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen.
He was born Sept. 15, 1933, in Fort Loramie, to Aloys and Marie (Bergman) Sommer. On Nov. 10, 1956, he married Marilyn Swallow, who survives in New Bremen.
Also surviving are their children, Alan (Christine) Sommer, Charlotte, N.C.; Theresa (Jim) McElwee, Zanesville, Rhonda (Barry) Gill, Sidney, David (Mary) Sommer, Botkins; eight grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Richard Sommer, Sidney, Donald Sommer, Anna, Albert (Marilyn) Sommer, Sidney, Marilyn Heyne, Coldwater, and Dorothy (Urban) Bertke, New Bremen.
He was 1951 graduate of Anna High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, serving in Germany under the Armored Division. He was a truck driver for the former Beatrice Foods of New Bremen. He was a member of the Church of the Holy Redeemer and was a life member of the American Legion Post 241 of New Bremen. He enjoyed morning coffee with the guys and sitting in his driveway, greeting everyone who was coming into and leaving New Bremen.
A Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of the Holy Redeemer in New Bremen with the Rev. Thomas Mannebach officiating. Burial will take place at a later date.
Calling is one hour prior to services Friday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be given to Grand Lake Hospice of St. Marys or the Elmwood Assisted Living Activity Fund.
Arrangements are by Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, New Bremen.
Condolences may be left at gilberghartwigfh.com.
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