Tornado Warning issued March 26 at 8:07PM EDT until March 26 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
TORILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Darke County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 807 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near St. Henry, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include... Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Newport, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery, Wabash, Russia, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Kettlersville, Montezuma, New Weston, Yorkshire, Egypt, Lake Loramie State Park, and Maria Stein.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 26 at 7:44PM EDT until March 26 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northern Darke County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 743 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Geneva, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, St. Henry, Newport, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, New Knoxville, Webster, Wabash, Russia, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, and Rossburg.
Tornado Watch issued March 26 at 7:37PM EDT until March 26 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
TORNADO WATCH 75 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE LICKING UNION OH
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BELLEFONTAINE, CELINA, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, KENTON, MARYSVILLE, NEWARK, SIDNEY, ST. MARYS, AND WAPAKONETA.
35° 35° Fri 45° Fri 45° 27° 27° Sat 47° Sat 47°
Monday, February 4th, 2008
Obituaries on February 4th, 2008
Michael E. "Mike" Altenbach, 58, of Mendon, died Feb. 3, 2008, at his residence. Death was due to pancreatic cancer. [More]
Virgil E. "Bud" Bertke, 76, 2120 Jefferson St., Maria Stein, died at 7:27 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Eleanor Carolyn Brown, 87, 1306 Oakview Drive, St. Marys, died at 6:11 a.m. Feb. 1, 2008, at the St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Roy A. Line, 75, of Mendon, died at noon Feb. 3, 2008, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Helen M. Minton, 89, of Greenville, died at 10:45 a.m. Feb. 3, 2008, at the Oakley House in Greenville. [More]
Harold E. Moody, 86, of Jackson, Mich., died at 12:15 p.m. Feb. 2, 2008.
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Walter F. Vondenhuevel, 75, 222 S. Main St., New Bremen, died at 8:39 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Stories on February 4th, 2008
Crimes occur in Mercer, Auglaize and Allen counties
Authorities have in custody two men and a teenage boy who allegedly broke into more than 70 vehicles in a recent crime spree in Mercer, Auglaize and Allen counties. [More]
BURKETTSVILLE - Mary Kitson grasps the parallel bars and takes one step after another leaving the wheelchair behind. Beads of perspiration glisten on her forehead but the determination to go farther shows no sign of waning.
Celina will continue to take in a 5 percent franchise fee from Time Warner Cable after city council members approved a resolution that adheres to the state's new video service law.
A 52-year-old Waynesfield man was killed when he lost control of his car on U.S. 33 in eastern Auglaize County early Sunday morning.
Pronounced dead at the scene was William L. Monroe. There were no passengers in Monroe's Saturn, which sustained extensive damage to the driver's side.
The nonprofit Lake Improvement Association (LIA) on Saturday discussed but took no action on renaming its premier fundraiser, the Barstool Open.
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Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina swimming team came home from the Western Buckeye League Swimming and Diving championships with a pair of runner-up showings in the team standings as Shawnee swept the titles at the Lima YMCA on Saturday.
Celina takes third, Coldwater is fifth
As is always the case, the Celina Lions Wrestling Invitational is one of the more competitive invitationals in the area.
But the Versailles Tigers showed they were a bit ahead of the other schools, capturing the 2008 title. [More]
Compiled by Ryan Hines,
Gary R. Rasberry and Randy Bruns
St. Henry could not find an answer for Chris Morrow and that allowed Van Wert to pick up a 49-41 win at The Cougar Den to send the Redskins to their fourth loss in five games.
MINSTER - Just 24 hours after posting their biggest win of the season over the Marion Local Flyers, the Minster Wildcats returned to their home court with a date against the struggling St. Marys Roughriders.
Local pictures on February 4th, 2008