Tornado Watch issued April 3 at 12:10AM EDT until April 3 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
TORNADO WATCH 103 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING 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 9 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON OWEN PENDLETON IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OHIO DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO HIGHLAND 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, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Flood Watch issued April 2 at 9:21PM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, 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 Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur into the weekend with the heaviest rain expect Thursday night into Friday morning and then again Saturday into Saturday night.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 3 at 12:24AM EDT until April 3 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1224 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jackson Center, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Montra, Logansville, Huntsville, Quincy, Lakeview, De Graff, Mcmorran, Maplewood, Russells Point, Bellefontaine, Jackson Center, New Hampshire, Bloom Center, Pemberton, Chippewa Park, Lewistown, Waynesfield, and St. Johns.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 3 at 12:23AM EDT until April 3 at 1:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Logan County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Union County in central Ohio... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... * Until 115 AM EDT. * At 1222 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lakeview, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Dola, Huntsville, Rushsylvania, Huntersville, Ridgeway, Pfeiffer, Mount Victory, Big Springs, State Route 195 at State Route 235, Roundhead, Grant, Kenton, Silver Creek, Belle Center, Jumbo, Patterson, Waynesfield, Walton, Blanchard, and Alger.
Thursday, August 31st, 2006
West Nile virus found in Celina
By Shelley Grieshop
A blue jay found in the city of Celina a few weeks ago has tested positive for the West Nile virus (WNV).
Since testing began at the county level a few years ago, several birds have tested positive in both Mercer and Auglaize counties, officials said.
"This year, so far, we sent in 13 dead birds and this bird is the only one that tested positive," said Chris Miller, sanitarian for the Mercer County-Celina City Health Department.
None of the five birds sent last year for testing from Mercer County tested positive, Miller said.
WNV is a potentially serious illness that is now established in North America and flares up each summer through fall. It is mainly spread to animals and humans by mosquito bites. People typically develop symptoms between 3 and 14 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.
About one in 150 people infected with WNV will get seriously ill with symptoms such as high fever, headache and stiff neck that can lead to a coma, convulsions, paralysis and other life-threatening health conditions. About 80 percent of people infected with WNV show no symptoms.
So far this year, avian, animal and mosquito infections have been reported in 46 states including Ohio, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Human cases have been diagnosed in 33 states, including one confirmed in Fulton County in Ohio. So far in 2006, 31 deaths have been blamed on the virus - 10 of those occurring in Texas.
Local health departments each year send in birds to be tested until they receive two positive results. At that point, they begin monitoring mosquito pools to help gauge the severity of the problem.
Auglaize County Sanitarian Marv Selhorst told The Daily Standard this morning he's been frustrated with lagging test results from the state. After being informed by The Daily Standard that Mercer County received results recently, he called state officials and was e-mailed results from about a dozen dead birds sent in by him since early spring - all were negative, he said, including one from his own driveway.
Selhorst said Auglaize County also had no birds test positive for WNV last year, although the year before they had two and one of those was also from his property, he said.
When testing first began in 2002, state health officials accepted only dead blue jays and crows but now song birds found deceased are welcome, Miller said. Larger birds are not tested for WNV; all species sent in must be in good shape.
Anyone finding a dead bird is asked to drop it off at their county health department or call officials to pick it up. In Mercer County, call 419-586-3251; in Auglaize County, 419-738-3410.
Highlights: Both teams got wins for their new coaches on Friday. Minster's pull-away win from Fort Loramie was in big part to the success the Wishbone offense gave the running game, which piled up 333 yards. [More]
ROCKFORD - The village could get an additional $16,206 a year in utility revenues if Rockford officials can strike a deal with the Laurels of Shane Hill nursing home.
Celina City Council members this week approved an administration request to hire a local design firm to do some drafting for a proposed extension of the Celina-Coldwater bike path.
Armed with a walking stick, energy bars in a back pack and red whistle around his neck, Don Stevenson says he is walking 3,000 miles throughout the state of Ohio this summer to raise money for cancer research.
ST. HENRY - Work is progressing steadily on the village's waste water treatment system expansion, Village Administra-tor Don Hess told The Daily Standard Wednesday.
Highlights: After meeting at the start of the season for six seasons, the Rockets and Cardinals meet for the first time as conference foes in week two with Anna making its MAC debut.
