Special Weather Statement issued May 1 at 12:13PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1212 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near New Bremen, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 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... Newport, Fryburg, Montra, Egypt, Uniopolis, New Bremen, Buckland, Botkins, New Knoxville, Fort Loramie, Kettlersville, Moulton, Jackson Center, St. Marys, Anna, Kossuth, Lakeview, Lake Loramie State Park, Waynesfield, and Wapakoneta.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 96 and 118.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
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Today 74° Today 74° 58° 58° chance Tomorrow 71° Tomorrow 71° chance 54° 54° chance
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
John Leopard
John J. Leopard, 85, of Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater, died at 7 p.m. April 2, 2009, at the home.
He was born Sept. 12, 1923, in Dayton, to Robert and Lanora Stober Leopard. On June 26, 1948, he married Mary Ann Heuing, who died Dec. 28, 2005.
Surviving are four daughters, Linda (Irvin) Buckingham, Dayton, Karen (William) Dysert, St. Henry, Mary (Gerald) Vagedes, Coldwater, and Nancy (Scott) Froning, St. Henry; two sons, John A. Leopard and Kevin (Linda) Leopard, all of Dayton; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a brother, Robert Leopard.
He was a retired truck driver and a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Dayton. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Tom Hemm officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery with military services conducted by the St. Henry American Legion.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. today and 9-10 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
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