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°
Tuesday, January 7th, 2020
Alan Fetters
Alan Fetters, 62, of Columbus, Ohio, died 6:03 A.M. Sunday, January 5, 2020, at OSU Medical Center, Columbus.
He was born March 10, 1957, in Saint Marys, the son of Chancy and Nina J. (Armantrout) Fetters.
He is survived by his sister, Nina K. (Stan) Gerlach of Montezuma, Ohio; a nephew: Travis (Dianna) Gerlach of Chickasaw, Ohio; a niece: Stacy (Drew) Forry of Lexington, South Carolina; by his great-nieces and nephews: Veyda Gerlach; Vivian Gerlach; Vanita Gerlach; Chancy Gerlach; Nolan Forry; Reylan Forry.
He was preceded in death by his parents and by his siblings Gary Fetters and Sandra Fetters.
Alan was a 1975 graduate of Saint Marys Memorial High School and a graduate of The Ohio State University. He spent his career in the financial sector, including insurance sales, real estate and banking in the Columbus area.
He loved horticulture and was especially adept at growing orchids. He also enjoyed raising fish in his aquarium and watching Star Trek. He was very involved in the arts and theatre in Columbus.
Funeral rites will be held 3:00 P.M. Friday, January 10, 2020, at the Miller Funeral Home, 314 West High Street, Saint Marys, Pastor Mark Burd, officiant. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, Saint Marys.
Friends may call from 1:00 P.M. until the time of services at the funeral home on Friday, where memorial gifts may be given to the National Stem Cell Foundation.
Condolences may be sent to Alan's family via Millerfuneralhomes.net.
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