Special Weather Statement issued May 1 at 12:13PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1212 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near New Bremen, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Newport, Fryburg, Montra, Egypt, Uniopolis, New Bremen, Buckland, Botkins, New Knoxville, Fort Loramie, Kettlersville, Moulton, Jackson Center, St. Marys, Anna, Kossuth, Lakeview, Lake Loramie State Park, Waynesfield, and Wapakoneta.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 96 and 118.
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.
Today 74° Today 74° 58° 58° chance Tomorrow 71° Tomorrow 71° chance 54° 54° chance
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Thursday, August 7th, 2014
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

John Miller drives his tractor attached to a grain drill while Matt VanTilburg and Adam Butler of VanTilburg Farms and Stanley Brown stand on the drill used to plant cover crops Wednesday in Brown's wheat stubble field on state Route 364 southwest of St. Marys. A field day sponsored by local OSU Extension offices will be held at the site in September so visitors can view the progress of the cover crops.

Related online story:
Auglaize County farm used to test winter cover crop planting techniques
ST. MARYS - Local OSU Extension officials are using an area farm to test a different technique for planting winter cover crops.
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