Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 10:07PM EDT until August 10 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1007 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wapakoneta, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Anna, Jackson Center, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Wabash, Port Jefferson, Kettlersville, Montezuma, Fryburg, Montra, Tama, Neptune, and Maplewood.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 96 and 112.
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.
Flood Advisory issued August 10 at 10:15PM EDT until August 11 at 1:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...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...
* WHEN...Until 115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1015 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 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience 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
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
Obituaries on March 23rd, 2012
Maurice Rentz, 94, Chickasaw, died March 22, 2012, at his home.
He was born Feb. 14, 1918, in Chickasaw, to August and Anna Rose Rentz. [More]
Cyril G. Everman, 85, Maria Stein, died March 22, 2012.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John Catholic Church, Maria Stein. [More]
Stories on March 23rd, 2012
Good schools, work, safety of the area attract Marshall Islands residents to Mercer County
CELINA - Many Marshall Islands natives have found a new home here due to the attractive amenities of good schools, employment opportunities, safe atmosphere and relatively low costs of living. [More]
CELINA - Officials are trying to liquidate $45,300 worth of unused kitchen equipment the county purchased several years ago for the county jail.
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Company to build 5-megawatt facility
CELINA - Investors of a proposed solar energy project in Celina want assurance that city officials won't enact a special tax against the two solar fields once constructed.
WAPAKONETA - As renovations on the Auglaize County Courthouse near completion, commissioners climbed to a rare view of the clock tower on Thursday.
A door tucked away in the back of a maintenance room on the new fourth floor leads into the original brick attic space and clock tower from 1894.
MONTEZUMA - A public hearing is set for April to discuss the proposed preservation of 512 acres of farmland from non-agricultural development.
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Fatal accident
A 52-year-old Montgomery County man pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter and a stop sign violation during a Thursday morning appearance in Celina Municipal Court.
MARIA STEIN - Two meetings about new manure rules for Grand Lake Watershed farmers will be held Monday at the Maria Stein American Legion hall.
Farmers will learn what they will need to do to comply with the rules, which come into full effect in January.
CELINA - After nearly a year of preparation, Rob Howell will get to do some college coaching for real beginning on Sunday.
The Wright State Univers [More]
NEW BREMEN - Neven Frazee will be a Fightin' Engineer when he goes next fall with the hope of becoming an electrical engineer after college.
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PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - San Diego Padres' starting pitcher Cory Luebke was also excited about his performance despite his team's losing 9-4 to the Cleveland Indians on Thursday during spring training.
Local pictures on March 23rd, 2012