Flood Watch issued August 14 at 2:57PM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Ross, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Another round of showers and thunderstorms is expected to move through the region Saturday into Saturday night. Given the saturated ground, additional heavy rainfall may result in flash flooding.
67° 67° Sat 84° Sat 84° slight chance likely 72° 72° likely Sun 86° Sun 86° chance
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
Photo by Nancy Allen/The Daily Standard

This wheat field along the west side of Celina-Mendon Road contains huge bare patches and standing water in some areas. Much of the wheat that is still alive is brown. Though not widespread, some of the county's wheat did not fare too well over the winter and in recent weeks when a spate of freezing weather damaged some of it further.

Related online story:
Some of county's wheat not so good
Some of the county's wheat has been damaged due to late and less than ideal planting conditions last fall, torrential rains in February and freezing weather in recent weeks. [More]
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