Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 31 at 6:02PM EDT until April 1 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 82 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO AUGLAIZE HARDIN MERCER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, CELINA, COLDWATER, KENTON, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, ST. MARYS, AND WAPAKONETA.
Special Weather Statement issued March 31 at 9:16PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 916 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Lima, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include... Kenton, Ada, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Forest, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Blanchard, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Patterson, Dola, Grant, Silver Creek, Jumbo, Huntersville, Pfeiffer, Walton, and Hepburn. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 117 and 118. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for west central Ohio. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
The last two people arrested in a November drug roundup have been sentenced in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
A local woman, implicated in the same Grand Lake Drug Task Force investigation, violated terms of community control sanctions imposed a month ago and now faces prison time. [More]
COLDWATER - The Coldwater ACME team will play on, but the road to a state title got a little tougher.
The Cavaliers dropped to the loser's bracket of the 2008 Lou Brunswick State ACME Tournament on Saturday, losing a 2-1 pitcher's duel in eight innings to Bath. [More]
Three people were injured when a driver swerved to miss something in the road and lost control of her 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix along Tama Road, west of Herman Road. The mishap occurred at 4:24 p.m. Friday, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
