Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 10:07PM EDT until August 10 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1007 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wapakoneta, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Anna, Jackson Center, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Wabash, Port Jefferson, Kettlersville, Montezuma, Fryburg, Montra, Tama, Neptune, and Maplewood.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 96 and 112.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 9:51PM EDT until August 10 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 951 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Spencerville In Allen County, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Rockford, Mendon, Buckland, Uniopolis, Chattanooga, Kossuth, Tama, St. Johns, Neptune, and State Route 116 at State Route 197.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 111 and 118.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 7:26PM EDT until August 11 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 560 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
WAYNE
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, GREENVILLE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST JEFFERSON, AND XENIA.
Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, 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 morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
69° 69° chance Tue 82° Tue 82° likely 66° 66° likely Wed 82° Wed 82° chance
Tuesday, August 29th, 2006
By Timothy Cox
Water rates will rise 21 percent in Celina over the next six months after Celina City Council members finalized their plans for an increase at Monday's meeting.
A second phase of increases is expected after a formal cost study and when construction estimates come in for planned improvements to the water system. The next round of increases is expected in the spring. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
Damage was reported Monday night in rural St. Henry and in the village of New Knoxville after a slow-moving storm brought high winds and dumped several inches of rain throughout the Grand Lake area.
Sirens sounded in six Mercer County communities Monday night as cloud rotations threatened to produce tornadoes, said Monte Diegel, county 911 coordinator. [More]
Obituaries on August 29th, 2006
Kimberly Honigford, 11, 1190 Wildwood Circle, Delphos, died at 10:55 p.m Aug. 26, 2006, at Children's Medical Center, Dayton, following a sudden illness. [More]
Eugene W. Howe, 78, 199 Walnut St., New Knoxville, died at 1:55 a.m. Aug. 28, 2006, at Wapakoneta Manor. [More]
Jerome H. Wellman, 82, 6534 North 700 East, Bryant, Ind., died early morning Aug. 28, 2006, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. [More]
Local pictures on August 29th, 2006
Subscriber stories on August 29th, 2006
Celina and Montezuma will both receive $300,000 community distress grants from the Ohio Department of Development.
The money will be used to fund a
The Butler Township Zoning Commission approved rezoning half of the land developer Steve Klosterman wanted rezoned during a public hearing Monday night, much to the dismay of a majority of the crowded room.
Lima man's body found in Celina on Saturday
The death of a 35-year-old Lima man, whose body was found Saturday night at Williamsburg Square Apartments in Celina, remains under investigation by local officials.
A group of local citizens are concerned about the conditions and operations of the Mercer County dog pound, located on the farm of dog warden Tom Powell.
Committee proposes new festival as way to raise funds for park
ST. MARYS - Council members began learnin' the blues at Monday night's meeting when the K.C. Geiger Park Improvement Committee proposed the Riverside Bluesfest, an annual event the group wants to launch next year.
The Ohio Supreme Court has accepted for review the lawsuit involving the city of St. Marys and the Auglaize County Commissioners over which entity pays the bill at the former municipal landfill.
COLDWATER - Councilors will be looking at two ordinances during their September meeting that spell out a proposed water rate decrease, a sewer rate increase and a change in cistern fees.
Local ag officials say record yield not likely in Mercer, Auglaize counties
If the state of Ohio's corn crop stays on track with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) predictions, farmers could be looking at a record yield.
Former Fort Recovery all-around star athlete Joscie Kaup reached a milestone recently on the volleyball court for Syracuse University.
Kaup became
Compiled by Ryan Hines
and Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina tennis team improved to 3-0 in the Western Buckeye League with a 3-0 win over Van Wert on Monday. The NetDogs won the match despite both doubles matches being halted due to rain.