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Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - 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.

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

A heavily damaged car sets unattended after sliding into the rear wheels of a semitrailer Monday morning at the intersection of state Route 29 and Fleetfoot Road, west of Celina. Winter weather conditions played a factor in the crash, which resulted in injury to motorist Michael E. Donthnier, 51, of Celina. Law enforcement agencies handled more than 18 traffic accidents during the morning hours on Monday.

Related online story:

Drivers crash into start of snow season

An unexpected blast of winter weather packing less than an inch of snow caused a rash of accidents throughout Mercer County on Monday morning, including one that resulted in injuries and another that damaged a Mercer County Sheriff's cruiser. [More]

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