Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 9:09AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 909 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Botkins, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Penny size hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible.
Locations impacted include... Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta, Anna, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Botkins, Lakeview, Quincy, Huntsville, Port Jefferson, Kettlersville, Fryburg, Montra, Logansville, Mcmorran, Maplewood, Mccartyville, Swanders, and Bloom Center.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 97 and 110.
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Monday, May 7th, 2018
Water, fish, plants used to provide healthy food for local pantry users
By William Kincaid
CELINA - CALL Ministries had a rather good first year with its aquaponics system launched in early 2017, raising roughly 1,200 pounds of fresh produce to supply its food pantry.
But with the addition of two new co-managers and some fine-tuning, the system is flourishing and is on track to more than double last year's output, the Rev. Tim Clutter said. [More]
Obituaries on May 7th, 2018
Marvin C. Braun, Age 94, of Coldwater, Ohio, died on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
John H. Bricher age 79, Bryant passed away early Saturday morning in the Jay County Hospital. [More]
Warren A. "Al" Freels, age 75, of rural Mendon, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018, at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]
Thomas H. Grilliot, age 80, of McCartyville passed away at 1:00 AM on May 5, 2018 at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
John E. Lugabihl, 56, Rockford, died at 3:45 a.m. May 5, 2018, at Van Wert In-Patient Hospice. [More]
Richard A. "Ricky" Portz, age 61, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, died May 5, 2018, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on May 7th, 2018
Subscriber stories on May 7th, 2018
CELINA - Two special-needs students felt just like everyone else attending their prom with friends on Friday night.
Senior Kole Murlin has been lifelong friends with junior Brooke Smalley and her brother, Jake. For a while, Murlin's mind was set on taking Brooke Smalley to prom.
CELINA - A new Grand Lake cellphone app is available, Lake Improvement Association Vice President Brian Morris announced at the group's meeting on Saturday.
FORT RECOVERY - People gathered to walk the battle sites, explore the exhibits and listen to local historian Mary Ann Olding talk about the history of ethnic migration in the area during the Fort Recovery State Museum's season opening.
NEW KNOXVILLE - Backed by a solid pitching effort from Breyden Bruns, Parkway produced a copious amount of offense to wrap up the Midwest Athletic Conference baseball season with an 11-1 win over New Knoxville on Saturday morning in New Knoxville.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Ottawa-Glandorf and Shawnee were crowned co-champions of the Western Buckeye League in boys tennis after the completion of the league tournament held at the Racer Courts on the campus of the University of Northwestern Ohio.