Special Weather Statement issued April 29 at 5:02PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 459 PM EDT, gusty showers were located along a line extending from near Ada to near Northridge, moving east at 25 mph. Some of these showers are capable of producing funnel clouds and isolated thunder. HAZARD...Funnel clouds and wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Marysville, Bellefontaine, Urbana, Kenton, Ada, Plain City, Richwood, St. Paris, West Liberty, Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg, Forest, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Belle Center, West Mansfield, and Chippewa Park. Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
FORT RECOVERY - A major renovation of the Community Park playground is expected to be finished sometime in September, according to village administrator Randy Diller.
LIMA - After playing a string of games where they got runners on base but weren't able to bring them around to score, Grand Lake had trouble just getting runners on Monday night in Lima.
St. Henry's Ryan Mikesell watched the University of Dayton Flyers' run to the Elite 8 last season very closely.
The senior has family members who have attended the school. He has always been a fan of the school's basketball program and has long dreamed of being a part of it.
A pair of veteran St. Henry High School distance runners took the top two places at Sunday's Redskin 5K Classic as part of the Mercer Health Countywide 5K Challenge.
