Flash Flood Warning issued September 17 at 6:06AM EDT until September 17 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... * Until 900 AM EDT. * At 606 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
COLDWATER - Several homes and outbuildings were saved Wednesday morning thanks to the efforts of a local farmer and the quick response of area firefighters.
Coldwater-area farmer Rick Dues was baling wheat straw in a 30-acre field along the 3300 block of Siegrist-Jutte Road when he spotted a circle of fire in the stubble. [More]
Former Celina and St. Marys resident Darryl "Red" Montague, 65, of North Massapequa, N.Y., died June 20, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, N.Y. [More]
Local agency offering air conditioners, assistance to those in need
Record-breaking heat is expected to bake the area today.
Local weather forecaster Dennis Howick said the record high temperature - 99 degrees on June 28, 1988 - likely will be broken with an expected high of 100 today.
WAPAKONETA - The Wapakoneta ACME baseball team got a four-hit shutout from pitcher Marshall Gerlach and the Redskins rolled to a 5-0 win over Coldwater on Wednesday.
Grand Lake was unable to hold a 1-0 lead as Licking County scored one run in the fifth inning and four more in the eighth for a 5-1 win over the Mariners on Wednesday night at Don Edwards Field in Newark.
