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
Monday, September 25th, 2006
Photo by Laura Walker/The Daily Standard

Ray Pruden, Rockford, presses layers of chopped apples wrapped in synthetic cloth with his family's over 100-year-old cider press on Sunday afternoon. The cider runs into a holding tank; from there it will go into jugs for sale at Niekamp's Farm and Flea Market.

Related online story:
ST. HENRY - In one squish, the Pruden family's 100-plus-year-old apple press produces 135 gallons of cider.
The old, wooden press is layered with up to 50 bushels of apples at one time. If running non-stop all day, it can make 7,500 gallons of cider. [More]
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