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Flood Watch issued August 15 at 10:25PM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM 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, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are possible tonight. Locally heavy rainfall may result in flash flooding.

Friday, August 17th, 2018

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Bidders participate in Thursday's Mercer County Fair livestock auction. The event had raised $210,470 in premium bids as of this morning, auction official Wendy Rauh said in an email today. Some add-on bids are still expected. About 350 4-H and FFA exhibitors benefited from the auction. This year's auction set records for the grand champion turkey at $1,000 and reserve champion chicken at $1,625, Rauh said.

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