Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 7:14AM EDT until September 5 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 714 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
MARIA STEIN - The original Wooden Shoe Brewing company in the mid-1930s was a booming outfit, cranking out tens of thousands of barrels of beer and generating enough taxes to run the entire town of Minster, according to author Timothy Gaffney. [More]
CELINA - The local Marshallese community has come a long way and continues to grow, Francis John said during a presentation on Friday afternoon at Wright State University-Lake Campus.
MERCER COUNTY - Township Line Road between Fox and Watkins roads in Gibson and Granville townships will close next week for a culvert replacement, according to Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart.
ANNA - Anna quarterback Bart Bixler and running back Riley Huelskamp were referred to as a two-headed monster by Coldwater coach Chip Otten leading up two Friday's game. [More]
