Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 10:55PM EDT until August 10 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1055 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Bremen, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Sidney, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Botkins, New Knoxville, Hardin, Moulton, Chickasaw, Buckland, Kettlersville, Montezuma, Fryburg, Montra, Newbern, and Egypt.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 96 and 115.
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 10:30PM EDT until August 11 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Union County in central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southern Hardin County in west central Ohio... Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* Until 130 AM EDT.
* At 1030 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2.5 inches 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
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Obituaries on March 22nd, 2012
Michael J. Schulze, 58, Beavercreek, died March 17, 2012, while mountain bike riding at Huffman Park, Fairborn. [More]
Wes Bonifas, 28, South Dunkirk, Ind., died March 20, 2012, at his home.
He wa [More]
Clifford W. Fisher Jr., 64, Celina, died at 1:28 a.m. March 21, 2012, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Paul R. Fortman, 90, St. Marys, died at 10:39 a.m. March 21, 2012, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices, St. Marys. [More]
Stories on March 22nd, 2012
CELINA - A police dispatcher recently laid off by city administrators has filed a union grievance against the city.
Serving the city since 2009, full-time dispatcher John Mangen's last official day of work was Wednesday, safety service director Tom Hitchcock told the newspaper.
Celina police chief warns of dangers
A recent theft in Celina has opened the eyes of authorities and residents to a way a burglar can break into a garage.
A Celina man was arrested las [More]
GRAND LAKE - The state on Wednesday closed a tube at the base of the West Bank spillway now that the lake's water level is at normal pool.
The tube was opened March 5 as part of the first of several pilot tests to develop a lake- level management protocol.
Prison sentences continue for a 27-year-old Mendon man.
Douglas Fonner, 5922 Tama Road, received 12 months in prison on each of nine felony counts Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court.
57-ton suction dredge will be assembled on the east side of lake
GRAND LAKE - Grand Lake's new $668,000 dredge, Brutus, arrived Wednesday in several pieces on five trailers.
The 57-ton suction dredge will be asse [More]
Special conservation funds available to help combat toxic blue-green algae blooms
Farmers in parts of Mercer and Auglaize counties and all of Van Wert County can apply for $2 million in federal funds to help combat toxic blue-green algae blooms that have plagued western Lake Erie for years, killing fish and hurting water recreation.
CELINA - After a few weeks of delay, work on the Beaver Creek waterline replacement project officially began Tuesday.
Travel restrictions have been placed on Schunck Road from U.S. 127 to Murlin Avenue.
Last Curtain Call
As the school bus rumbled into its designated entrance at St. John Arena, Fort Recovery's head boys' basketball coach Al Souder intently gazed out the window toward the mammoth facility situated on the east bank of the Olentangy River.
Local pictures on March 22nd, 2012