Special Weather Statement issued March 22 at 7:46PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 746 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Rockford, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Rockford, Mendon, Buckland, Uniopolis, Neptune, Kossuth, State Route 116 at State Route 197, and Tama.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:00PM EDT until March 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 759 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Spencerville In Allen County, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Waynesfield, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kossuth, and State Route 116 at State Route 197.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118.

Tuesday, April 17th, 2018

St. Marys teen dies in crash

Three others hurt in 2-car accident

By Tom Stankard

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Area firefighters and law-enforcement personnel tend the scene of a fatal accident on Wednesday afternoon. A 16-year-old St. Marys girl was pronounced dead at the scene.

WAPAKONETA - A 16-year-old St. Marys girl was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Monday afternoon.

Kennedy Schreiber was northbound on Townline-Kossuth Road in a 1997 Toyota sedan when she reportedly failed to stop the vehicle at a stop sign at U.S. 33, according to a news release from the Wapakoneta Ohio State Highway Patrol Post.

The Toyota reportedly was struck on the driver's-side door by an eastbound 2001 Buick sedan being driven by Brian J. Grube, 35, Piqua, the release stated.

The Toyota reportedly crossed the median and westbound lanes of U.S. 33 and came to rest on the north side of the road. The Buick came to rest in the median near the eastbound lanes of U.S. 33, according to the release.

The Auglaize County Coroner's Office pronounced Schreiber dead at the scene, according to the release. Her body was taken to Miller Funeral Home in St. Marys.

Her passengers, Carson Liming, 17, and Joseph Zartman, 17, both of St. Marys, suffered incapacitating injuries and were transported to St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima by the St. Marys Fire Department, the release stated. Grube suffered incapacitating injuries and also was transported to St. Rita's Medical Center, according to the release.

St. Rita's nursing supervisor Erin Hastings said this morning that Liming was listed in serious condition and Zartman was listed in fair condition. She noted Grube was not listed as a patient.

Students were encouraged to attend school today, where support personnel were on hand to help them through the day, according to a post on the school's Facebook page.

"The school wants to pass on condolences to the family and those affected. Prayers," the post read.

Both vehicles sustained heavy damage and were towed from the scene, the release stated.

Patrol personnel were assisted on scene by the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office, St. Marys police and fire departments, the Buckland Fire Department, Auglaize County Emergency Management and the Ohio Department of Transportation, the release stated.

This is the second confirmed traffic fatality in the county this year, post commander Lt. Scott Carrico said.

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