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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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Robert Graham
Robert S. Graham, 64, Rockford, died at 5:55 p.m. Jan. 27, 2012, at Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert.
He was born Feb. 9, 1947, in Lima to Wilbur and DeVota Cummins Graham. On Aug. 23, 1969, he married Carol Baker, who survives.
Also surviving are daughters, Traci Graham and Debbie (Bill) VanAtta; a son, Spencer Graham; a sister, Loretta (David) Frees, Aurora, Colo.; and two grandchildren.
He was a member of Rockford United Methodist Church for 25 years and was a member of the Rockford Quartet. He was employed by Mercer Landmark, Celina, where he drove truck, delivering fuel oil.
He was a 1965 graduate of Parkway High School and attended Otterbein College, Westerville.
Service is 10 a.m. Monday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford, the Rev. Chip Steffy officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Sunday and one hour prior to service Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Cancer Association of Mercer County or to the Blanchard Valley Center, Findlay.
Condolences may be left at ketchamripley.com.
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