Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 1:49PM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Snow accumulations between 9 and 11 inches.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until 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 1:32PM EST until January 26 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as around 15 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as around 25 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight Sunday Night to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Extreme Cold Watch issued January 24 at 1:32PM EST until January 27 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as around 15 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as around 25 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight Sunday Night to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Today 11° Today 11° slight chance 8° 8° Tomorrow 15° Tomorrow 15° heavy 3° 3° heavy
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Thursday, December 21st, 2017

No students hurt in car-bus crash

By Sydney Albert
Photo by Tom Stankard/The Daily Standard

Coldwater firefighters on Wednesday tend to the driver of a Hyundai sedan after his vehicle rear-ended a Coldwater Exempted Village Schools bus.

COLDWATER - No children were seriously injured in a collision on Wednesday involving a school bus and a Hyundai sedan, but the sedan's driver was taken to the hospital, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Capt. Doug Timmerman.
About 3:14 p.m., James L. Nuding was driving his Hyundai in the 5400 block of State Route 219, Coldwater, when he failed to stop his vehicle and it rear-ended a stopped Coldwater Exempted Village Schools school bus. Nuding was taken to Mercer Health Community Hospital, Coldwater, by Coldwater EMS, Timmerman said.
The 33 children on bus No. 18 were checked for injuries. Only one reported a minor injury. Timmerman said the child was picked up by the parents. Bus driver Tony Stammen also was unharmed. The children were transferred onto bus No. 17.
Timmerman said Nuding was issued a citation for failure to maintain an assured, clear distance ahead.
The sedan sustained disabling damage to the front, while the bus sustained functional damage to the rear end.
Coldwater Fire Department personnel also responded to the scene.
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