Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 10:03AM EDT until September 5 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1245 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1003 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
CELINA - A deteriorating rock wall barrier part of the Prairie Creek treatment train that filters water flowing into Grand Lake will be reinforced and heightened thanks to a $2.6 million earmark in the state capital budget.
The Lake Improvement Association and other local organizations reportedly lobbied the state Legislature for funding to repair the wall that encloses 100 acres of in-lake, or littoral, wetlands in Franklin Township. [More]
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ELINA- Locals about to depart for college may be feeling a bit overwhelmed as their summer draws to a close and they prepare to live on their own for the first time in a new town.
