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Flood Warning issued September 16 at 6:44AM EDT until September 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 642 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with several roads closed near and west of Celina. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Monitoring water quality

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Wearing hip waders, Laura Walker, coordinator of the Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance, talks to participants in a stream monitoring class held Friday in Fort Recovery. The free class was taught by Miami Conservancy District stream specialist Sarah Hippensteel. The local watershed group is trying to improve water quality in the Grand Lake/Wabash River watershed. Twenty one participants completing the class received monitoring certification from the Ohio EPA.

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