Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 10:59PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1059 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Minster, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and very heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible.
Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Anna, Fort Loramie, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Osgood, Chickasaw, North Star, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Fryburg, Montra, Egypt, Lake Loramie State Park, Maria Stein, and Carthagena.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 98 and 112.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
Motorists should slow down and use extra caution.
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68° 68° chance likely Sat 84° Sat 84° patchy 61° 61° slight chance Sun 84° Sun 84° slight chance
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Elmer Dorsten, a local WWII veteran, talks to local students about his experiences in Europe where he received four purple hearts in combat. An estimated 12,000 students are expected to have visited the Healing Field in Maria Stein by the time the field closes this evening.

Related online story:
MARIA STEIN - Jenna Watercutter, a seventh-grader from St. Henry, knows all about heroes.
There are three in her family, grandpa Albert Steinbrunner, uncle Vern Steinbrunner and cousin Matt Galdeen, she says while visiting the West Ohio Healing Field on Monday. [More]
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