Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
CELINA - The Mercer County Fair raked in top accolades from a state organization with the 2023 Best Fair and 2023 Fair Manager of the Year awards [More]
CELINA - Duck-corralling border collies, agile sea lions that dance and do handstands and escape artist Lady Houdini will provide "Memories in the Making" at the 2023 Mercer County Fair that runs Aug. 11-17.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Commissioners on Thursday awarded a $262,418 bid to Baumer Construction Inc. of Minster for the Fairgrounds Veterans Building Project.
CELINA - A new bill proposed by Angie King, R-Celina, would effectively ban drag performances from all locations except adult cabaret establishments such as strip clubs. [More]
CELINA - Six contestants will compete for scholarships and a prize package in the 2023 Miss Lake Festival Scholarship Pageant on Sunday at the Harley C. Jones Memorial Rotary Amphitheater in the Bryson Park District, weather permitting.
The Grand Lake Mariners couldn't overcome a big early deficit, losing 10-7 to Licking County in New Albany and dropping out of the last playoff spot in the South Division.
