Flood Watch issued August 13 at 10:22PM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, 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 Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional storms will move into the area after midnight, persisting through late Friday morning. Heavy rain can be expected with these storms, with the risk of flash flooding increasing with storms that repeatedly move over the same locations.
66° 66° chance Fri 81° Fri 81° 65° 65° chance Sat 86° Sat 86° chance
Friday, August 2nd, 2013
Obituaries on August 2nd, 2013
Elijah Lee Sherman-Parks, 13, Van Wert, died July 30, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. [More]
Glen R. Drees, 51, Coldwater, died July 31, 2013, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Juanita S. Lopez, 74, of Troy and formerly of Celina, passed away at 8:49 a.m. July 31, 2013, at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Austin Thomas Luebke, 20, Fort Loramie, passed away of natural causes the eveni [More]
Thelma W. Hawk, 98, died early Aug. 1, 2013, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, where she had been a patient for six years. [More]
Stories on August 2nd, 2013
ST. MARYS - The death of a dog infected with a contagious canine virus prompted state park officials Wednesday to close the East Bank dog park where it frequented.
Men remain in jail on $100,000 bonds
CELINA - A second man was arrested Thursday night for a series of arson fires that damaged several vehicles in the northeast section of the city early Tuesday morning. [More]
CELINA - Celina patrolman Andy Regedanz's suspension without pay initially imposed after he was charged with driving while under the influence has been extended by 30 days.
WAPAKONETA - Bob Walls pulls strings at the Auglaize County Fair, much to the delight of wide-eyed spectators.
Walls, an accomplished puppeteer wi
Today
• 6:30 p.m. - Jackpot market lamb show, show barn #2; and horseshoe pitch Class B invitational
• 7 p.m. - Magician Bobby Maverick, ente
CELINA - The 161st Mercer County Fair will include nearly 30 new events, according to fair manager Cara Muhlenkamp.
Muhlenkamp previewed the schedule Thursday morning at the county agriculture breakfast meeting.
ROCKFORD - A Celina woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly trying to purchase morphine pills in Shane's Park.
Debbie Fair, 57, was arrested on
A pair of St. Marys natives performed well at the National Senior Games
AUGLAIZE COUNTY - Some married couples take up golf. Others play tennis, run or ride bikes.
For John and Linda Klosterman, the bond is the pull of the bow string and the flight of an arrow. [More]
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