Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 9 at 7:22PM EDT until August 10 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 548 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE LICKING UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BELLEFONTAINE, CELINA, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, KENTON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, SIDNEY, ST. MARYS, AND WAPAKONETA.
Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 8:37PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 837 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Arlington to near Lakeview to near Fort Loramie, moving southeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include... Marysville, Sidney, Bellefontaine, Kenton, Richwood, Newport, West Liberty, Anna, North Lewisburg, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Forest, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, and Hardin.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 89 and 101.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for central and west central Ohio.
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.
71° 71° chance Mon 85° Mon 85° likely 68° 68° likely Tue 82° Tue 82°
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Obituaries on October 13th, 2011
Carl Dennis Ransbottom, 73, Celina, died at 3:27 p.m. Sept. 29, 2011, at The Gardens in Celina. [More]
James Emery Sullivan, 74, a resident of St. Marys Living Center, died Oct. 12, 2011, at the Dayton Veterans Administration Hospital. [More]
Ruth M. Loughridge Eichenauer, 80, Fort Recovery, died Oct. 12, 2011, at Celina [More]
Donnie Ray Neace, 65, of Shallowater, Texas, who has relatives in Mercer County, died Oct. 12, 2011, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. [More]
Ralph O. Schmitt, 77, St. Henry, died at 7:35 a.m. Oct. 12, 2011, at his home. [More]
Stories on October 13th, 2011
NEW BREMEN - School board members Wednesday night selected the likely location for a new K-8 building.
The proposed two-story building would be lo [More]
Coldwater resident Carla Thobe never expected to become a statistic when she left for work the morning of June 24.
Thobe struck a deer just outside the corporation limit, doing considerable damage to the Nissan Altima she had acquired two weeks earlier.
ST. MARYS - School board members on Wednesday approved the lowest bid to demolish buildings on school grounds to make room for future tennis courts.
ST. MARYS - A ceremony will be held Sunday to honor a unit of local servicemen and women preparing for deployment to Afghanistan.
St. Marys Alpha C
Even after surrendering 63 points a week ago to mediocre Shawnee and with Division IV's top-ranked and undefeated Kenton up next on the schedule, Celina's head coach Jared Rolfes is calling Friday night an opportunity for his Bulldogs to do something special.
Midwest Athletic Conference Game of the Week
The biggest football game in the Grand Lake area will take place at Booster Stadium in Maria Stein on Friday night when Coldwater faces Marion Local with first place in the Midwest Athletic Conference on the line.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina doubles team of Audra and Samantha Manci took a big step toward qualifying for the Division II state girls' tennis tournament on Wednesday by advancing to the semifinals of the district tournament held at the Findlay YMCA.
By The Numbers:
6 - Interceptions thrown by Celina's quarterback Braden Billger in first six games of the season.
6 - Interceptions thrown by Billger in Friday's game against Shawnee.
Local pictures on October 13th, 2011