Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 10:21PM EDT until August 10 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 1020 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Monroe, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Celina, St. Marys, Rockford, Mendon, Montezuma, Chattanooga, Neptune, Kossuth, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Bulkhead, and Tama.
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.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 10:23PM EDT until August 10 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened and moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for west central Ohio.
Please report previous wind damage or hail to the National Weather Service by going to our website at weather.gov/iln and submitting your report via social media.
Remember, another Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for northern Mercer County and northwest Auglaize County.
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
Monday, January 28th, 2013
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - Large numbers of ice fishermen took to Grand Lake over the weekend, a sight not seen in many years.
"It reminded me of things I seen in the '80s with guys in ice shanties and sitting on buckets fishing," Brian Miller, manager at Grand [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - Round two of the Celina-Coldwater rivalry was a little more competitive than the first meeting.
The Cavaliers used a quick burst at the end of the first half to take a 32-26 lead and then held off the Bulldogs in the second half to get a 58-51 win Saturday night at The Palace. [More]
Obituaries on January 28th, 2013
Jerome A. Boeckman, 79, Dayton, passed away Jan. 26, 2013.
He was born Oct. 4, 1933, in St. Henry to the late Anthony and Clara Nieberding Boeckman. [More]
Opal C. Sproul, 90, died 10:09 p.m. Jan. 25, 2013, at Otterbein, Cridersville. [More]
Louise Shellabarger, 88, Rockford, died at 7:57 a.m. Jan. 26, 2013, at the Van Wert In-patient Hospice Center, where she had been a patient for the past week. [More]
Adeline M. Pottkotter, 94, St. Henry, died on Jan. 25, 2013, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Dan Flaute, 44, Celina, died at 11:05 p.m. Jan. 27, 2013, at his home in Celina [More]
Local pictures on January 28th, 2013
Subscriber stories on January 28th, 2013
Hoop houses provide space for winter crop
CELINA - Gardeners in Ohio typically read seed catalogs in the dead of winter and dream of warmer days when they can start digging in the dirt.
That's not true anymore, thanks to a grower's godsend called winter hoop house gardening.
COLDWATER - The Coldwater Lady Cavaliers showed resiliency Saturday afternoon as they frittered away a 12-point halftime lead. They then made enough plays in the fourth quarter to post a 57-54 non-league win over the Shawnee Indians in non-league basketball action at The Palace.
CELINA - Expectations are high for the Cincinnati Reds as team members and staff made its annual Reds Caravan tour of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky this past weekend.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina brought home several race titles on Saturday as the Western Buckeye League swimming championships took place at the Defiance YMCA.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Lions Wrestling Invitational at Celina High School on Saturday was cancelled due to concerns of impetigo, a bact