Special Weather Statement issued April 19 at 9:54AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 954 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Montra, Newbern, New Jerusalem, Lockington, Ridgeway, Woodstock, Botkins, Mount Victory, Millerstown, Kiser Lake State Park, Hardin, Pemberton, Piqua, West Mansfield, East Liberty, St. Paris, Logansville, Belle Center, North Lewisburg, and Lakeview.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 77 and 106.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
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Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Christopher Harris, 32, of Sidney, cries as Beth Schulze, far right, reads a statement about her grandmother prior to sentencing Friday afternoon in Shelby County Common Pleas Court. Looking on is public defender Tim Sell. Harris will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering 84-year-old Victoria Eilerman of Fort Loramie.

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SIDNEY - Christopher Harris wept as he appeared in Shelby County Common Pleas Court on Friday afternoon for sentencing in connection with the kidnapping, rape and aggravated murder of an elderly Fort Loramie woman. [More]
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