Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 4:36PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 435 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Rockford, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Rockford, Moulton, Wabash, Mendon, Buckland, Kossuth, Tama, and Neptune. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 110 and 118. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Friday, July 2nd, 2010
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard
A farmer harvests wheat in a field at the intersection of state Route 707 and Lombard Road this week. Many area grain farmers have not been happy with this year's wheat harvest, which has low yields and fungal problems.
This spring's continuous wet, cloudy conditions were nearly perfect for causing fungal problems in wheat - particularly wheat scab. And now that wheat is being harvested, local grain farmers are seeing profit losses. [More]