Flash Flood Warning issued September 17 at 6:06AM EDT until September 17 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 606 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... 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, November 4th, 2019
Esther Green
Esther M. Green, age 99, of Celina, Ohio, passed away at 3:30 pm on Friday, November 1, 2019 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater.
She was born on March 13, 1920 in Van Wert County to the late William G. and Cora (Rupert) Jones. She married Chester C. Green on July 31, 1944 and he preceded her in death on August 22, 1983.
Surviving are her children, Loretta J. Scott, Hicksville, Ohio, and Ruth A. (Dwayne) Hoenie, Celina, Ohio; five grandchildren; and eleven great grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death was an infant son, Thomas C. Green; six brothers, Gordon, Olen, Homer, Dewitt, Joseph, and James Stanley Jones; and two sisters, Lucille Rabe and Ruth L. Lowman.
Esther was a 1938 graduate of Mendon-Union High School. She was homemaker and also had various jobs throughout her life. She was a member of Grand Lake United Methodist Church in Montezuma, Ohio.
Funeral services will begin at 12:00 pm on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Cisco Funeral Home in Celina with Rev. Diane Mendelson officiating; where the family will receive friends from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm prior to the service at the funeral home.
Burial will follow at Swamp College Cemetery in Celina.
Memorials can be made to Grand Lake United Methodist Church, 40 S. High Street, Montezuma, Ohio 45866 and/or State of the Heart Hospice, 230 W. Main Street, Coldwater, Ohio 45828.
To share memories with the family, visit www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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