Flash Flood Warning issued September 17 at 6:06AM EDT until September 17 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 606 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that may experience flash 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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Saturday, April 28th, 2007
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Stories on April 28th, 2007
Students make film for senior project
FORT RECOVERY -What started out as a film experiment in a technology lab last October has turned into an hour-and-a-half feature movie for two Fort Recovery high school seniors.
WAPAKONETA - A New Bremen man who served as a job coach for a mentally-impaired woman will spend 111/2 years in prison - the maximum allowed by law - for raping and sexually molesting her last year. [More]
Auglaize resident 100 years old today
ST. MARYS - Alice Boroff Preston will join the elite group of Auglaize County centenarians today as she marks her 100th birthday at Otterbein, St. Marys.
WAPAKONETA - A 20-year-old Coldwater woman who admitted to a serious drug problem was sentenced in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court Friday to one year in prison.
COLDWATER - Jason Cupp, supervisor of Mercer County Jobs and Family Services, let a class of fourth graders know there are people who can help in times of abuse.
The old adage about a walk being as good as a hit certainly rang true for Celina on Friday as the Bulldogs received 10 bases on balls by Bath pitching, along with three hit batsmen. [More]
COLDWATER - The Coldwater coaches and players worked for hours to make sure that Veterans Field would be playable when Mercer County rival Marion Local came to town on Friday night for a Midwest Athletic Conference tilt.
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St. Marys completed an 8-1 WBL tennis season with a 5-0 shutout at Kenton on Friday.
All five wins came in straight sets for the Roughriders.
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