Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 11 at 11:04PM EDT until June 12 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 1104 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Fort Wayne to Pennville to near Muncie, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Greenville, Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, St. Henry, Newport, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, Rockford, New Knoxville, Moulton, Webster, Wabash, Wayne Lakes, and Mendon.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 11 at 9:50PM EDT until June 12 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 319 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
FRANKLIN
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
MADISON UNION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BROOKVILLE, CAMDEN, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, KENTON, KETTERING, LANDEN, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, OXFORD, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, AND XENIA.
68° 68° slight chance likely Fri 80° Fri 80° chance 61° 61° Sat 85° Sat 85°
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
Photo by Nancy Allen/The Daily Standard

Algae, but not the same kind that made the lake look like a multicolored carpet last year, coats a channel near Windy Point Marina this week. The main lake remains clear of such blooms this year, according to residents.

Related online story:
GRAND LAKE - Boaters, skiers and anglers have come back to Grand Lake in recent weeks - a welcome site to area businesses.
While the fear of being on the water has subsided compared to last year when a thick, foul-smelling algae bloomed excessively, caution by many lake users remains active. [More]
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