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
Monday, July 25th, 2016
By Jared Mauch
MONTEZUMA - The body of a 10-year-old girl who reportedly had wandered from a home was found in a channel of water Saturday afternoon.
Jade Riggs, 6339 state Route 703, Celina, was found dead by firefighters at about 2 p.m. Saturday during extensive search efforts by area emergency responders. [More]
Obituaries on July 25th, 2016
Leroy B. Heyne, age 93, of Coldwater, died Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Mary Martha Schunck age 89 of Minster, Ohio passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. [More]
Johann Klein age 89 of New Bremen, died at 8:50 a.m. July 24, 2016, at the Otte [More]
Jade Riggs, 10, Montezuma, died on July 23, 2016.
Arrangements are pending at [More]
Joseph G. Overman, age 71, passed away July 21st at his home at Hecht's Landing [More]
Local pictures on July 25th, 2016
Subscriber stories on July 25th, 2016
CELINA - Officials deemed the 2016 Celina Lake Festival a success despite the heat and humidity.
Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel this morning said the weather did keep some people at bay, drawing down the crowds slightly, but it didn't damper the overall success.
BURKETTSVILLE - A mysterious creature is lurking on the outskirts of Mercer County.
Reports reached the paper late last week and were soon confirmed after some investigation - Bigfoot has been spotted in Burkettsville.
Document sent to auditors in two counties
Wabash River Conservancy District board members on Saturday approved a preliminary operating budget of $30,000.
The budget will be sent to auditors' offices in Mercer and Darke counties for approval, conservancy secretary Lil Knapke reported.
Tri-County Swimming Championships
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The St. Marys Seahawks had a dominating day in the swimming pool to capture the overall title of the Tri-County Swimming and Diving Championships held Saturday at Bryson Pool in Celina.
Weekend sweep of Galion gives Grand Lake home playoff game on Tuesday
CELINA - After losing Thursday and Friday to drop into a tie for second in the GLSCL North with Irish Hills, Grand Lake needed to win its final two games against Galion and get some help from Lorain County in its two-game series with the Leprechauns.