Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 5 at 2:36AM EDT until September 5 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 655 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FRANKLIN LICKING UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN HARDIN LOGAN MERCER SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BELLEFONTAINE, CELINA, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, KENTON, LANCASTER, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, SIDNEY, ST. MARYS, URBANA, AND WAPAKONETA.
Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 3:06AM EDT until September 5 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...East Central Auglaize County in west central Ohio... North Central Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 600 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 306 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Bellefontaine, West Liberty, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Chippewa Park, Huntsville, Valley Hi, Mcmorran, Lewistown, Logansville, Bloom Center, Springhills and Lippincott.
69° 69° chance Sat 84° Sat 84° chance slight chance 60° 60° chance Sun 79° Sun 79°
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Charles Shawver
Charles L. Shawver, 68, a resident of rural Fort Recovery, died at 4:15 a.m. April 21, 2009, at Jay County Hospital.
He was born on February 19, 1941, in Jay County, Indiana, the son of Frederick and Opal Hoover Shawver. On Oct. 18, 1996, he married Margaret Laux, who survives.
Other survivors are two sisters, Marjorie Brown and Patti (Lavon) Wilson, all of Portland, Ind.
He worked at Portland Concrete Burial Vault Company for several years and was a driver for the Amish. He was a member of the Jay County Conservation Club.
  Services are 10 a.m. in the Portland Chapel of the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home. Burial is at Salamonia Cemetery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Thursday at the Portland Chapel.
Condolences may be sent to www.williamsonspencer.com.
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