Flood Advisory issued August 10 at 10:45PM EDT until August 11 at 1:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northern Mercer County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 145 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1045 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Rockford, Moulton, Mendon, Buckland, Neptune, Tama, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Kossuth and Chattanooga.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 7:26PM EDT until August 11 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 560 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA WAYNE IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OHIO DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, GREENVILLE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST JEFFERSON, AND XENIA.
Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 11:11PM EDT until August 11 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1111 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Bellefontaine, Kenton, West Liberty, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Roundhead, Quincy, Mount Victory, Rushsylvania, Huntsville, Ridgeway, Valley Hi, Zanesfield and Big Springs.
House bill would allow greater load limits for trucks, farming equipment on rural roads
By Shelley Grieshop
Local officials are fighting proposed state legislation that would increase weight limits by 5 percent for trucks and farm equipment.
Mercer and Auglaize county engineers say the pending changes in the state's transportation budget bill could jeopardize the safety of rural roads and bridges at a time when repair funds are scarce. [More]
ST. MARYS - As expected, Tuesday's battle between two of the area's top softball pitchers was a dandy.
Parkway's Emily Crowell and St. Marys' Erika Thornsberry had strong days, both in the pitching circle and at the plate, but it was Crowell's Panthers getting the edge over Thornsberry's Roughriders. [More]
LIMA - Attorneys for Dr. Mark Wangler plan to file an appeal April 11 in the Third District Court of Appeals seeking to have his aggravated murder conviction overturned.
ST. MARYS - The new JobsOhio initiative created by Gov. John Kasich is working to bring a regional strategic plan for economic development to the area.
MARIA STEIN - Flocks of cranes are waiting to take wing at Marion Local Schools.
More than 1,240 paper cranes have been made by students in grades 1-8 for a fundraising effort to help Japan rebuild after a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
MARIA STEIN - The Celina baseball team got a strong performance from a pair of pitchers to go along with some early offense en route to a 7-0 win over Marion Local Flyers 7-0 on Tuesday night at Marion Local High School.
Celina's track team opened the spring sports season on Tuesday by sweeping Spencerville in a dual meet at Varsity Track. The Bulldogs' boys beat the Bearcats 93-44 while Celina's girls picked up an 89-47 win.
