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°
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Monday, January 27th, 2020
Shirley Wicker
Shirley Wicker, 82, of Saint Marys, died 1:18 A.M. Friday, January 24, 2020, at Celina Manor Nursing Home.
She was born August 28, 1937, in Hollybush, Kentucky, the daughter of Lawrence and Elizabeth (Triplett) Slone. She married James Wicker, and he preceded her in death on May 11, 2017.
She is survived by her children: Gary (Sue) Wicker of Saint Marys; Eddie Wicker of Saint Marys; Tim Wicker of Saint Marys.
She is survived by her grandchildren: Jessie Wicker of Celina; Cathleen (Josh) Chisholm of Fort Wayne; James Wicker of Saint Marys; Henry (Pam) Wicker of Saint Marys; Anthony Wicker of Saint Marys; Jason (Debbie) Wicker of Celina. She is also survived by 10 great-grandchildren.She is survived by her sister, JoAnn Kantner of Dayton.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; by her siblings: Wayne Slone; Holland Slone; Berlin Slone; Charles Slone.
Shirley had worked at Huffy Manufacturing Company and also the former Valley Nursing Home. In later years she was a homemaker. She loved camping and cooking, and she was a member of Flagship Missionary Baptist Church in Saint Marys.
Funeral rites will be held 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at the Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road, Saint Marys, Pastor Alva Daniel, officiant. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, Saint Marys.
Friends may call 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home, where memorial gifts may be given to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. 
Condolences may be sent to Shirley's family via Millerfuneralhomes.net.
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