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.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
Grand Lake hosts Governor's Cup after 1-year hiatus due to algae
By William Kincaid
GRAND LAKE - Boat owners, drivers and crew members embraced the 2011 Governor's Cup Regatta this weekend undaunted by the race's cancellation last year.
"Most of us are risk-takers anyway," Jim Aid of Florida, driver of the Incahoots boat, said on Sunday, the final day of racing. [More]
CELINA - The name of the trophy may be the Governor's Cup but Dan Kanfoush could claim the title "King of Grand Lake."
The Niagra Falls, NY native made history on Sunday by becoming the first person to have his name inscribed on the Governor's Cup trophy three times, defending his title from 2009 - the 2010 Regatta was cancelled - and having won it for the first time in 2006. [More]
Local residents who live or were vacationing along the East Coast as Hurricane Irene hit Saturday reported the storm was less devastating than expected.
FORT RECOVERY - Owners of a planned daycare/preschool last week received final approval for a revolving loan to establish a new business in Fort Recovery.
Organizers associated with the St. Anthony Dinner Theater have launched a fundraising campaign to provide a used van with a lift to the family of a Coldwater area girl.
Coldwater got a bit of revenge on county and Midwest Athletic Conference rival St. Henry during the 30th annual running of the Rotary Invitational at Wright State University-Lake Campus on Saturday.
