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Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Photo by William Kincaid/The Daily Standard

Julie Fleck, right, the 38-year-old owner of Bella's Italian Grille, Celina, and two of her summer waiters, 19-year-old Michelle Gehret, Fort Recovery, and 21-year-old Tyler Uhlenhake, Celina, will swim across grand lake on Aug. 3 to raise money for school fitness equipment like the back hyperextension machine pictured with them.

Related online story:

Local swimmers ready to tackle Grand Lake

Swimming in Grand Lake is a much murkier and unpredictable affair than the usual pool outing. But three area amateur swimmers are taking on the largest inland lake in Ohio. [More]

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