Flash Flood Warning issued September 17 at 6:06AM EDT until September 17 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 606 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that may experience flash 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.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Monday, August 4th, 2008
By Margie Wuebker
The Sept. 22 trial of Nicholas Schwieterman of Chickasaw, who is charged in connection with the deaths of four area men in a March traffic accident, could be moved to another county due to pretrial publicity.
Mercer County Assistant Prosecutor Ma [More]
By Nancy Allen
Some long-awaited shoreline protection projects on Grand Lake that have been tied up in engineering should begin this fall, reported Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Manager Craig Morton on Saturday.
Funds totaling $450,000 allocated six years ago [More]
Obituaries on August 4th, 2008
Galeon D. Heiby, 69, 6760 Debra Ave., Celina, died at 11:10 p.m. Aug. 2, 2008, at the James Cancer Center of University Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Rose E. Hinshaw, 67, 113 W. Butler St., Fort Recovery, died at 2:38 a.m. Aug. 2, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Rosevelyn M. Rutschilling, 80, of 410 W. Elizabeth St., Coldwater, died at 5:45 p.m. Aug. 2, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Judith A. Schoen, 63, 35 Riley St., Montezuma, died at 10:10 a.m. August 3, 2008, at Briarwood Manor, Coldwater. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Local pictures on August 4th, 2008
Subscriber stories on August 4th, 2008
A Coldwater-area man remains in serious condition after he lost control of his ATV while traveling westbound on St. Anthony Road, east of state Route 49. The mishap occurred at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
Randy Winkeljohn spent the past few weeks cleaning out the building that housed his recently closed business - Winkeljohn Printing, one of Celina's oldest family-operated companies.