Flood Watch issued August 12 at 8:52PM 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... - Periods of thunderstorms are possible Thursday evening through the overnight hours. These storms could lead to additional flooding.
66° 66° slight chance Thu 81° Thu 81° patchy slight chance 66° 66° chance Fri 81° Fri 81° likely
Friday, January 3rd, 2014
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

A shopper leaves the local Walmart Supercenter on Thursday with a cart full of groceries and other items. Spending was up in Mercer County in 2013 with a record sales tax revenue of $4.6 million.

Related online story:
CELINA - Mercer County residents opened their wallets frequently in 2013 and triggered a new sales tax record of $4.6 million.
The 6.9 percent increase in sales tax collections over 2012 marks a third consecutive record-breaking year for the county. [More]
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