Special Weather Statement issued June 6 at 4:20PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 420 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Union City, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Versailles, St. Henry, Union City, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, Osgood, Burkettsville, North Star, Rossburg, New Weston, Yorkshire, Darke County Airport, Rose Hill, Cosmos, Maria Stein, and Eldora Speedway.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for west central Ohio.
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 6 at 3:45PM EDT until June 6 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 279 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
FRANKLIN
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING MADISON PICKAWAY
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER CLINTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BLANCHESTER, BROOKVILLE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HILLSBORO, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILMINGTON, AND XENIA.
Today 82° Today 82° likely 67° 67° slight chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° slight chance 67° 67° slight chance
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
Richard Roebuck
Richard Lamar Roebuck, 80, Lima, died at 7:57 a.m. Dec. 10, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center.
He was born April 11, 1932, in Defiance, to the Rev. Garrison and Jocie Archer Roebuck. On June 12, 1955, he married Sally A. Hickernell, who died Oct. 8, 2007.
Surviving are three daughters, Lisa (Mark) Koester, Elida, Karen (Steve) Fetherolf, Upper Arlington and Kim Point, Lima; a brother, Forest "Woody" (Marlene) Roebuck, Rockford; two sisters-in-law, Jane Roebuck, Lima, and Mary Hickernell Houser, Texas; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Also deceased are two brothers, Lee (Ruby) Roebuck, Mendon, and Virgil "Pete" Roebuck, Cridersville, and two sisters, Lucille (Warren) Douce and Lois (Charles) Abram, both of Columbus.
He retired in 1992 as an audit supervisor with the state of Ohio. Before this, he had owned and operated an independent insurance agency. He was a member of the Lima Baptist Temple and the Auditorium Bible Class.
He volunteered for 20 years with St. Rita's Hospice, where it was his responsibility to keep terminally ill patients company. He also volunteered with the St. Rita's Patient Relations Department, having visited an estimated 19,500 patients during this time.
A celebration of life is 10 a.m. Saturday at Lima Baptist Temple, the Rev. Gary Hohman officiant. Burial will follow at the Tomlinson Cemetery, Mendon. Mike Roebuck will officiate the graveside service.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-10 a.m. Saturday at the Lima Baptist Temple.
Bayliff & Son Funeral Home, Cridersville, is handling arrangements.
Condolences may be left at www.BayliffAndSon.com.
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