High Wind Warning issued March 13 at 1:09AM EDT until March 13 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected.
* WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 5 AM early this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
37° 37° chance Fri 54° Fri 54° slight chance 29° 29° Sat 48° Sat 48°
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Saturday, March 16th, 2024
Photo by Ryan Snyder/The Daily Standard

Four farms along a half-mile stretch of Koenig Road between State Routes 29 and 33 lost buildings. Generally speaking, the old timber frame barns fared better than the newer pole barns but they all suffered damage.

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2 Tornadoes Hit Counties
CELINA - Two EF1 tornadoes packing winds up to 110 mph tore through Mercer County on Thursday evening, the National Weather Service in Wilmington confirmed on Friday. [More]
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