Flood Warning issued September 19 at 10:54AM EDT until September 20 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers... St. Marys River at Rockford. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:40 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 13.2 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Many farm fields near rivers and creeks remain submerged
By Nancy Allen
Only time will tell how damaged local crops are from the recent flooding, local ag officials say.
"We've seen this movie before and the initial thought is that it's always worse than the result. We won't really know (the extent of the crop damage) until we get dried out and get some sunshine," said Chris Gibbs, executive director of the Mercer County Farm Service Agency. [More]
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