Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 7:52PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 751 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Geneva to near Hartford City, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible. Locations impacted include... Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Montezuma, and Carthagena. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. Motorists should slow down and use extra caution. When thunder roars, go indoors! Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning threatens. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for west central Ohio. 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.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 7:26PM EDT until August 9 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northern Mercer County in west central Ohio... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 724 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Convoy to 7 miles west of Ohio City to 6 miles west of Geneva, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 654pm, 67 mph winds were reported at Fort Wayne Airport. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Rockford, New Knoxville, Waynesfield, Moulton, Wabash, Mendon, Buckland, Uniopolis, Montezuma, Chattanooga, Kossuth, Tama, St. Johns, Neptune, and State Route 116 at State Route 197. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 109 and 118.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 9 at 7:22PM EDT until August 10 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 548 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OHIO DELAWARE LICKING UNION IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO AUGLAIZE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER SHELBY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BELLEFONTAINE, CELINA, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, KENTON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, SIDNEY, ST. MARYS, AND WAPAKONETA.
CELINA - Mercer County officials must address a significant trust issue between information technology personnel and the departments they serve, county commissioners were told this week.
ST. MARYS - Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices residents have been using their sewing skills to create 3,000 quilts for children in foster care across the state. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Engineer Doug Reinhart hopes his office will have a drone by the end of the year that will help look for log jams in the St. Marys and Auglaize rivers.
ROCKFORD - Parkway Local Schools District voters will be asked to help decide on the renewal of a five-year, 0.8-mill operating levy proposed by Vantage Career Center that would continue to generate about $935,443 annually.
Mercer County soil and water officials investigated an Oct. 5 allegation of improper manure application that turned out to be human waste coming from the Motor Inn truck stop's septic package plant.
CELINA - Mercer County Facial Hair Club members will host their second annual beard and mustache competition at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at Brew Nation, 110 S. Main St.
CHATTANOOGA - The people of St. Paul's United Church of Christ have been ministering to the people of the surrounding area and around the world for 150 years.
New Bremen captures first MAC volleyball title since 2008 with win over St. Henry
ST. HENRY - Diana Kramer knew that if her New Bremen squad wanted to clinch a share of the Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball title that the Cardinals would need a big game against St. Henry on the Redskins' home court. [More]
ROCKFORD - Minster picked up some tournament momentum with a 3-1 victory over Parkway in the regular season volleyball finale for both teams Thursday at the Panther Gymnasium.
