Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 2:16AM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 10 inches.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to noon EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 2:12AM EST until January 24 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Wayne County. In Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until noon EST today.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
Today 11° Today 11° slight chance 8° 8° Tomorrow 15° Tomorrow 15° heavy 3° 3° heavy
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Saturday, February 11th, 2017
Photo by Nancy Allen/The Daily Standard

Ron Wilker, St. Marys, stands in front of a barn with a no admittance sign at his layer hen farm. Wilker and other commercial poultry farmers have ramped up their biosecurity measures since a 2015 outbreak of avian influenza in the U.S. killed more than 50 million birds in 14 states. The closest that outbreak got to Ohio was Iowa.

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