Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM 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 this 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 into this evening. 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.
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.
Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 9:09AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 909 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Botkins, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Penny size hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible.
Locations impacted include... Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta, Anna, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Botkins, Lakeview, Quincy, Huntsville, Port Jefferson, Kettlersville, Fryburg, Montra, Logansville, Mcmorran, Maplewood, Mccartyville, Swanders, and Bloom Center.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 97 and 110.
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Friday, March 12th, 2021
Juanita Buening
Juanita M. Buening, 83, of Coldwater, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater.
She was born January 1, 1938 at her home in Indiana to the late Linus and Esther (Krieg) Muhlenkamp. On August 31, 1957 she married Paul H. Buening who died January 22, 2010.
She is survived by four children, Susan (Michael) Ripploh of Minster, Janice (Jeff) Muhlenkamp of Geneva, IN, Larry Buening of Coldwater and Jean (Bernard) Hummel of Kalamazoo, MI; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; siblings and in-laws, Lou Ann Knoth of Coldwater, Tom Carlisle of Dayton, Kathy Coon of Little Rock, AR, Elmer Kuess of Celina, Janet Muhlenkamp of Portland, IN, Ivan (Sue) Muhlenkamp of Saint Joseph, MI, Lavaughn (Doris) Muhlenkamp of Portland, IN, Ben (Susan) Muhlenkamp of Baldwin, MO, Dorothy Buening of Coldwater, Betty Jane Buening of Coldwater, Mary DeMange of Ansonia and Marita (Tony) Grilliot of Celina.
She was preceded in death by a son Dale Buening; a daughter Mary Buening; siblings and in-laws, Alvin (Dolores) Muhlenkamp, Ernest Muhlenkamp, Cletus Knoth, Irma Kuess, Elaine Carlisle, Ernest Buening, Urban (Rita) Buening, Albert Buening, Greg (Helen) Buening, Roman (Norma) Buening, Robert DeMange, Louis Buening and Clarence Buening.
She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater, Coldwater Eagles, the Coldwater American Legion Auxiliary and was past president of the St. Cecilia Knights of St. John. Juanita worked at Coldwater Community Hospital for 20 years, 10 years as housekeeper at Holy Trinity Catholic Church rectory and was bookkeeper for Larry's Mowing Service for 25 years.
  A Funeral Mass following all CDC guidelines will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, March 13, 2021 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater with live stream at https://www.coldwatercluster.org/information/watch-mass-online. Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Family may call from 4-5 pm on Sunday. Public viewing from 5-7 pm Sunday and 9-10 am Monday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater.
Memorials may be made to Mercer County Council on Aging or ARC of Mercer County, serving people with intellectual and mental disabilities.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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