Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, 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 this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 68° 68° slight chance chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance chance 68° 68° chance
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Obituaries on February 6th, 2012
Brianna Elizabeth Coon, 17, Rockford, died Feb. 4, 2012, after her car went off a rural Putnam County road and into a pond near Ottoville. [More]
Daniel R. Yoder, 52, Rockford, died at 5:10 p.m. Feb. 3, 2012, at his home. [More]
David. S. Schmitt, 62, Fort Recovery, died Feb. 5, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical [More]
Allen Langenkamp, 74, St. Henry, died Feb. 6, 2012, at Briarwood Village, Coldw [More]
Donna Jacobs, 68, St. Marys, died Feb. 4, 2012, at Kindred Hospital in Lima. [More]
Howard R. Harner, 90, Celina, died Feb. 3, 2012, at The Gardens at Celina.
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Stories on February 6th, 2012
ROCKFORD - A Rockford teen died Saturday night after her car veered from the roadway, climbed a small embankment and sank in a pond in Putnam County. [More]
CELINA - Celina administrators have compiled all of the city's debt into a comprehensive overview, revealing a city saddled with many financial obligations.
Watershed farmers may apply for federal money
GRAND LAKE - The state's top conservationist encouraged local farmers to apply for federal money to help them meet new mandates for manure storage.
MINSTER - The Minster Civic Association honored Robert "Bob" Lehmkuhl as its 2011 Citizen of the Year during a Saturday night dinner-dance at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
GREENVILLE - Laura Schwie-terman, volunteer coordinator and naturalist at Shawnee Prairie Preserve, led a group of men, women and children down the paved path from the visitor center and into pioneer times on Saturday.
Lions Invitational
CELINA - Coldwater's wrestling coach Rob Schmidt has stressed team goals all season for his Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers got strong contributions from the entire team en route to capturing the Lions Invitational championship at Celina's Fieldhouse on Saturday. [More]
CELINA - Versailles swept the boys' and girls' competition at the ninth Annual Cavalier Invitational swim meet held at the Mercer-Auglaize County YMCA.
Local Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater jumped out to a strong start to pick up its second straight win with a 57-36 triumph over Covington in non-conference action on Saturday at The Palace.
Local pictures on February 6th, 2012