Flood Advisory issued August 10 at 10:45PM EDT until August 11 at 1:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 145 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1045 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Rockford, Moulton, Mendon, Buckland, Neptune, Tama, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Kossuth and Chattanooga.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 7:26PM EDT until August 11 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 560 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
WAYNE
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, GREENVILLE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST JEFFERSON, AND XENIA.
Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, 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 Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 11:11PM EDT until August 11 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1111 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Bellefontaine, Kenton, West Liberty, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Roundhead, Quincy, Mount Victory, Rushsylvania, Huntsville, Ridgeway, Valley Hi, Zanesfield and Big Springs.
69° 69° chance Tue 82° Tue 82° likely 66° 66° likely Wed 82° Wed 82° chance
Saturday, September 15th, 2018
Unit to serve dual roles
By William Kincaid
CELINA -The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has repurposed an aging hospital ambulance into a sleekly painted, black-and-yellow crime-scene and crash-reconstruction vehicle.
"Bigger counties definitely have it. I think counties our size, some do, some don't. We just had a great opportunity to get this with Mercer Health," sheriff Jeff Grey said about the newest addition to his office's fleet of vehicles. [More]
New Bremen holds off Fort Recovery 19-15
By Colin Foster
FORT RECOVERY - The New Bremen football team had a big letdown last week against Anna.
The Cardinals followed with their biggest win in recent memory on Friday.
Bryce Blickle hauled in the go-ahead 30-yard touchdown pass from Nolan Bornhorst with 1:49 to play and then Bornhorst intercepted a Fort Recovery pass with less than a minute to play as New Bremen held on for a 19-15 victory at Barrenbrugge Park. [More]
Obituaries on September 15th, 2018
Charles Huwer, 90, St. Marys, died on Sept. 14, 2018, at his residence.
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Local pictures on September 15th, 2018
Subscriber stories on September 15th, 2018
GREENVILLE TOWNSHIP - A Celina man was in serious condition Friday evening after having been airlifted to a Dayton hospital due to injuries he suffered in a four-vehicle accident on Thursday afternoon.
CELINA - A new stamp called "Honoring First Responders," was unveiled locally on Friday morning in a lobby filled with first responders at the Celina post office.
STOKES TOWNSHIP - A Minster man reportedly suffered non-incapacitating injuries after losing control of his motorcycle on State Route 720 in Logan County on Tuesday.
CELINA - It didn't take long for Celina to put Friday's football game with Bath out of reach.
The Bulldogs scored on the first offensive touch of t
COLDWATER - It is a rare occurrence for two of the seven top-ranked teams in the state to face each other on the football field. It happened in Coldwater Friday night, and the Cavaliers used four touchdowns in a 12-minute stretch of the first half to claim a 31-20 victory over the Minster Wildcats.
By DAVE STILWELL
Standard Correspondent
ROCKFORD - What started out looking like a track meet turned into a defensive struggle and Parkway's first win of the season.
MAC Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Anna denied St. Henry a two-point conversion in overtime to give the Rockets a 28-27 win and hand the Redskins their first loss of the season.
WBL Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys forced a key Shawnee fumble on a two-point conversion attempt late in the game to preserve a 27-26 win to remain unbeaten in Western Buckeye League play at Shawnee Field in Allen County.