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.
Dorothy K. Heidlebaugh, 84, of rural Spencerville, died at 2:57 p.m. July 11, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, following a short illness. [More]
With the wind at their backs and rain clouds passing by, more than 100 vintage scooters and motorbikes zipped into Niekamp's Farm and Flea Market, south of Celina, Wednesday afternoon.
Celina's push toward an Ohio EPA-mandated fix of the city's water has suffered a minor delay, but city officials insist the setback will not stop the project from meeting its November 2007 deadline. [More]
A Mercer County Jail inmate, who escaped from a restraint chair and attempted to harm himself with wood pulled from the base, has been taken to the North Coast Behavioral Health Care Center in Toledo.
Training is under way as area law enforcement personnel and dispatchers become acclimated to a $400,000 vehicle equipped with the latest in communication and crime-fighting technology.
ST. MARYS - Three school board members nixed the new Athletic Code of Conduct proposal because they believe the term of enforcement, 24/7 for 365 days, is too much interference in students' personal lives.
Area youth will be able to catch a movie by the lake later this summer.
Celina recreation officials and some local businesses are planning to bring in a large movie screen and a movie will be shown the evening of Aug. 19. It has not been determined yet what flick will be shown.
MINSTER - After all the thundering hits in the first game of Wednesday's ACME district tournament winner's bracket twinbill, the lightning was quick to follow. [More]
