Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 7:57AM EDT until August 11 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Wayne County in east central Indiana... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 756 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fort Recovery to 7 miles northwest of Muncie, moving south at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Richmond, Greenville, Centerville, Arcanum, Hagerstown, Union City, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, New Madison, Fountain City, Dublin, Franklin, Wayne Lakes, Gettysburg, Greens Fork, Pitsburg, Bethel, Hollansburg, Rossburg, and Palestine.
This includes I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 134 and 148.
Flood Watch issued August 11 at 4:12AM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM 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, 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 into Wednesday morning. 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 83° Today 83° chance 66° 66° chance Tomorrow 83° Tomorrow 83° slight chance slight chance 66° 66° chance likely
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Tuesday, August 15th, 2017
Florence Jones
Florence M. Jones, 90, St. Marys, OH died at 11:20 p.m. Saturday August 12, 2017 at the Gardens of Celina.
She was born October 27, 1926 in Glynwood, OH to Joseph and Agnes (Lawler) Gearing. On July 6, 1957 she married James R. "Doc" Jones, who died January 15, 1976.
She is survived by: son James (Denise) Jones of Celina, OH; daughter Amy (Alan) Anselman of St. Marys, OH; daughter Ann Hawkey (the late David Hawkey) of St. Marys, OH; son Joseph (Lisa) Jones of Keswick, VA; daughter Amber (Carl) Brown of Minster, OH; 6 grandchildren: Alex and Alison Anselman, Jennifer (Erik) Chapin, Andrew Hawkey, Clay and Abigail Brown.
Preceded in death by: parents Joseph and Agnes Gearing; husband James "Doc" Jones; an infant son (James); sister Mary (Walter) Scott; brother Donald (Marie) Gearing; sister Margaret (George) Koons; sister-in-law Alberta Gearing.
She was a graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School (Class of 1946). She worked as a child care provider for Auglaize-Mercer YMCA Daycare for many years. In 1984, she was honored to have been selected as the first "Mother of the Year" by the St. Marys Evening Leader.
She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and its altar-rosary sodality. Faith and family were the cornerstones of Florence's life. She will be dearly missed by her children and grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled to begin 11:00 a.m. Thursday August 17, 2017 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church 511 E. Spring Street in St. Marys, with the Rev. Ned Brown, celebrant. Burial will follow at Gethsemane Cemetery in St. Marys.
Visitation 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Miller Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
Condolences may be expressed to her family via: www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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