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.
69° 69° chance Tue 82° Tue 82° likely 66° 66° likely Wed 82° Wed 82° chance
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Obituaries on March 21st, 2012
Almeda Mae Spriggs, 85, Celina, died at 3:40 p.m. March 19, 2012, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Maryhelen "Mari" Dorfmeier, 85, a resident of Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices, St. Marys, died at 3:30 a.m. March 3, 2012, at Otterbein. [More]
Former Celina resident Lura Delle Kramer, 85, Carol Stream, Ill., died March 15, 2012, at her residence. [More]
Clifford W. Fisher Jr., 64, Celina, died March 21, 2012.
Services are pending [More]
Stories on March 21st, 2012
Investigators continue to look for similarities between a Sunday morning home invasion and attempted murder in Van Wert and two unsolved cases in Mercer County. [More]
CELINA - Residential contractors working within city limits may be required to register with the city in the future.
City council members this week
Unusual weather cues allergies, insects
The unseasonably warm weather is sprouting more than daffodils.
Allergy season arrived several weeks earlier than normal this year due to the summer-like temperatures. Residents across the region are experiencing the classic itchy eyes and congestion that typically hits in mid-April. [More]
ROCKFORD - Residents with junk vehicles, trash and overgrown lawns in village limits soon may receive citations and tow notices.
Rockford council o
Minster wastewater treatment plant
MINSTER - Work on the wastewater treatment plant is ahead of schedule due to unseasonably good weather.
Council members toured the site prior to their Tuesday night meeting. The anticipated completion date has been bumped up from late this year to August or early September.
The sheriff's office is hoping the second time is a charm.
After being rejected last year for a COPS Hiring Program grant to fund a new officer, th
ROCKFORD - Spencerville resident Brian Woods is the new middle school principal for Parkway Local Schools.
School board members met in special sess
Minster
MINSTER - New high school course requirements loom on the horizon, guidance counselor Kim Seaver told board of education members Monday night.
Begi
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Avon, is a career politician who has held public offices for decades and is part of the problem in Washington, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel says.
Mercer County Board of Elections
CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members rejected a proposal to set a policy on how the directors are appointed and board chairperson assigned.
Fort Recovery and St. Henry had the longest boys' basketball postseason runs in the Grand Lake area and both teams were represented when the Associated Press announced its All-Ohio honors on Tuesday evening.
CELINA - The floor general of Celina's volleyball attack is headed to central Ohio as Angie Fisher signed her letter-of-intent to attend Capital University on Tuesday evening.
Local pictures on March 21st, 2012