Special Weather Statement issued April 29 at 5:02PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 459 PM EDT, gusty showers were located along a line extending from near Ada to near Northridge, moving east at 25 mph. Some of these showers are capable of producing funnel clouds and isolated thunder.
HAZARD...Funnel clouds and wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include... Marysville, Bellefontaine, Urbana, Kenton, Ada, Plain City, Richwood, St. Paris, West Liberty, Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg, Forest, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Belle Center, West Mansfield, and Chippewa Park.
Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Today 60° Today 60° likely 39° 39° slight chance Tomorrow 56° Tomorrow 56° 39° 39°
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Norbert Watercutter
Norbert W. Watercutter, 92, McCartyville, died Jan. 16, 2012, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster.
He was born May 1, 1919, in McCartyville to Henry and Elizabeth Otting Watercutter. On May 3, 1947, he married Frances M. Esser, who died Aug. 31, 2007.
Surviving are children, Judy (David) Boerger, Fort Wayne, Ind., Dan (Nita) Watercutter, Sidney, Bill (Laura) Watercutter, Piqua, Deb (Ron) Maloon, Jackson Center, and Jerry (Diane) Watercutter, with whom he lived in McCartyville; a son-in-law, Steve Germond, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter, Pat Germond; siblings, Lawrence, Edward, Joseph, Raymond and Albert Watercutter, Eleanor Huelskamp Homan, Alvina Bruns, Loretta Ossege and Clara Driscoll.
He was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, McCartyville, and its men's sodality, Knights of Columbus in McCartyville and many farm co-ops. He was an Anna school bus driver for 36 years and a retired lifelong farmer.
A Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. John Tonkin officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 pm. Friday and 9-9:45 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the church building fund.
Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster, is handling arrangements. Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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