Flash Flood Warning issued September 17 at 8:26AM EDT until September 17 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... * Until 1100 AM EDT. * At 826 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 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.
NEW KNOXVILLE - Neil Armstrong Airport manager Sean Stroh is looking into a program that would feed Auglaize County forecast data directly to the Weather Channel's "Local on the 8s."
The airport's weather system was last updated in 2008 and it may be time for an upgrade, Stroh told county commissioners Thursday. The current system isn't as efficient as it could be, he said. [More]
CELINA - Just when things were starting to look bleak for St. Marys' girls soccer team, momentum changed in a hurry.
Facing a 2-0 deficit early in the second half, the Roughriders scored four times within a span of 9 1/2 minutes to rally and beat Wapakoneta 4-2 to claim a Division II girls sectional title on Thursday night at Celina Soccer Stadium. [More]
CELINA - A 91-year-old man was the only person to publicly object Thursday to the county's plan to provide up to $5.5 million in tax-free bonds to the Grand Lake Regional Cancer Center.
WAPAKONETA - A 39-year-old Lima man died Thursday afternoon when the bed of the dump truck he was driving struck an overpass on Interstate 75 and overturned.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys Chamber of Commerce Director Becky Macwhinney resigned on Tuesday after less than a year on the job.
Chamber board trustee Derek Vogel said Macwhinney resigned to accept a position with The Bicycle Museum of America in New Bremen. Her last day will be Oct. 25.
WAPAKONETA - The St. Marys Roughriders used a strong defensive effort and just enough offense to defeat the Celina Bulldogs 2-0 in the Division II sectional final on Thursday night at Ryan Field at Wapakoneta High School.
LIMA - Celina's volleyball team has their sights set on making an extended tournament run and the Bulldogs made a successful first step on Thursday night at Lima Senior High School.
Michaela Wenning helped guide Celina's volleyball team to a share of the Western Buckeye League championship this season and the senior was rewarded by being named WBL Player of the Year.
