Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 11 at 11:33PM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM 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, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, 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 evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected through Wednesday. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 68° 68° slight chance chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance chance 68° 68° chance
Saturday, August 28th, 2021
Iona Gariety
Iona Mae (Brunswick) Gariety, 90 of Russia, Ohio, passed away on Friday August 27, 2021 at 1:06 AM at Versailles Rehab and Healthcare Center, Versailles, Ohio.
Iona was born September 26, 1930 in Mercer County, Ohio the daughter of the late Ferd and Frances (Heitbrink) Brunswick.
Iona was a homemaker and a member of St. Remy Catholic Church; she was an excellent artist, cook and seamstress and loved her flowers and yard.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Paul N. Gariety on July 1, 2009 whom she married September 8, 1954; her son, Dale Gariety; her daughter, Doris Gariety; her siblings, Constant, Norma, Don, Alice, and Mark.
She is survived by her son, Dennis Gariety of Russia; daughters and sons in law, Diane and Ron Siegrist of Maria Stein and Darlene and Matt Monnin of Russia; grandchildren, Lindsey and Kevin Funk, Justin and Beth Siegrist, Eric Siegrist, Amanda and Matthew Hoying, Hillary and Collin Puthoff, and Olivia Monnin and fiancé Nic Francis; great grandchildren, Charlie and Oscar Funk, Cora, Molly, Ethan, Simon Hoying, Liam and Jade Puthoff.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday September 1, 2021 at 10:30 AM at St. Remy Catholic Church in Russia with Rev. Fr. Martin Fox Celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Remy Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM Tuesday August 31, 2021 and from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM on Wednesday at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home, Versailles, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to Russia Fire Department.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.
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