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Heat Advisory issued July 15 at 1:20PM EDT until July 15 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 101.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana and central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Saturday, June 23rd, 2012

Photo by Nancy Allen/The Daily Standard

Corn curls in the hot sun Thursday afternoon in a field off Mud Pike west of Celina. Area crops are showing signs of stress, but it is not serious yet, local ag officials say.

Related online story:

Dry weather stressing firefighters and farmers

Ongoing hot, dry weather is giving farmers and firefighters a rough time.

More than a dozen mostly wheat field and ditch fires have been reported in Mercer County this week, the 911 log shows. None have been reported so far in Auglaize County. [More]

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