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.
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Joyce Derossett
Joyce Darlene Derossett, 78, Mendon, died Jan. 17, 2012, at Lima Memorial Hospital.
She was born Sept. 21, 1933, in Ohio City, to Ella K. Davis and Ernest Clouse. On July 17, 1971, she married Talbie Derossett, who died Sept. 14, 2004.
Surviving are two children, Jack (Sherry) Clouse, Kenai, Alaska, and Jill Mast, Mendon; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Deceased are three siblings, Albert "Buck" Davis, Carl Davis and Ruby Snyder.
A homemaker, she retired from Huffy Bicycles. She was a graduate of Ohio City Liberty High School and attended Mendon United Methodist Church.
She was a member of St. Marys Eagles and Spencerville VFW.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Mendon, the Rev. Don Clinger officiating.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday and one hour before services Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
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