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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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Michael Knapik
Michael Don Knapik, 53, of Fountain Hills, Ariz., died April 16, 2009, at his home. Death was due to cancer.
He was born in Cleveland, to Mikael and Susan Nemec Knapik. On Aug. 5, 1978, he married Terese Homan of St. Sebastian, who survives.
A computer scientist, he authored "Developing Intelligent Agents for Distributed Systems" and "Everything Elephants."
Surviving are a brother, Don, Scottsdale; a sister, Pat (Dick) Jones, Sharon, Pa.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ron (Maryann) Homan, Coldwater, Virgil Homan, Celina, Carl (Diana) DeMange, Versailles, Judy Link, Fountain Hills, Ariz., Dr. Dave (Lucy) Poeppelman, Ottawa, Leon (Kathy) Homan, New Bremen, David Homan, Chandler, Ariz., Dennis (Helen) Schattel, Buena Park, Calif., Rick (Marlene) Brunswick, Forest, Joseph (Nancy) Homan, Johnstown, Pa., Mark (Lisa) Seitz, Maria Stein, Craig (Ann) Nesbit, Phoenix, Ariz., and Tim (Brenda) Homan, Horton, Kan.
There will be no services or calling hours.
Contributions can be made to www.MorrisAnimalFoundation.Org or www.hospiceofthevalley.org.
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