Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, 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 this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 9:09AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 909 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Botkins, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Penny size hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible.
Locations impacted include... Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta, Anna, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Botkins, Lakeview, Quincy, Huntsville, Port Jefferson, Kettlersville, Fryburg, Montra, Logansville, Mcmorran, Maplewood, Mccartyville, Swanders, and Bloom Center.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 97 and 110.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
Motorists should slow down and use extra caution.
When thunder roars, go indoors! Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning threatens.
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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 68° 68° slight chance chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance chance 68° 68° chance
Monday, February 18th, 2008
Obituaries on February 18th, 2008
Former Celina resident, Mildred "Maxine" Carpenter, 87, died Feb. 7, 2008, in Stuart, Fla. Cause of death was not listed. [More]
Terry T. Dahms, 64, 125 Ada St., Celina, died at 4:30 a.m. Feb. 15, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. Cause of death was not listed. [More]
Dave Donovan, 58, of Celina, died at 4:23 a.m. Feb. 17, 2008, at Celina Manor. [More]
Virginia Fickert, 71, died Feb. 17, 2008, at Community Hospital, Coldwater.
A [More]
Former Celina resident Leona M. Rockhoid Huckemeyer, 88, died at 8:41 p.m. Feb. [More]
Francis McCloskey, 85, formerly of Bayview Road, Celina, died Feb. 17, 2008, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Former St. Marys resident R. Maxine Rain, 82, died Feb. 17, 2008, at Otterbein [More]
Former St. Marys and Kingwood, Texas, resident Virginia Reddicliffe, 84, a resi [More]
Mildred J. Westgerdes, 87, formerly of Sawmill Road, Fort Recovery, died at 2:05 p.m. Feb. 16, 2008, at the Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
Stories on February 18th, 2008
NEW BREMEN - The extent of future services for the mentally and physically challenged of Ohio could depend on the thriftiness of each county.
Al Wi
WAPAKONETA - John Zwez, retired manager of the Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum, says there have always been nonbelievers or conspiracy theorists of the moon landing. [More]
The Snyder family of Celina was one of eight newspaper families honored last week at the Ohio Newspaper Association (ONA) Convention in Columbus.
T
Two teens from Logan and Hardin counties were found dead Saturday morning in Auglaize County.
A cause of death was not released for Jesse L. Hicks
LAFAYETTE - The top two seeds at the Division II Allen East Sectional got major scares on Saturday night, but both came away victorious.
St. Marys started the evening by shaking off a slow start and a 12-point deficit before rallying for a 35-32 win over Shawnee. [More]
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The weekend brought several more area swimmers a trip to Canton this week for the state swimming and diving championships.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The move down to Division II was the perfect fit for the Celina wrestling team.
The MatDogs had a strong day at the Division II sectional at Lappin Gymnasium in Shawnee, capturing the sectional title in holding off Wapakoneta 1721/2 to 171.
WAPAKONETA - For years, the Division IV girls sectional at New Bremen, may it rest in peace, has been a graveyard for seeded teams.
Apparently it doesn't matter where the games are played, because the same thing happened Saturday at Wapakoneta.
VAN WERT - St. Henry made its game with Paulding one that could never be called dull.
The Redskins shook off the Panthers late in the third quarter
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Versailles advanced to the Division III district title game with a 38-15 over West Liberty-Salem at Twin Valley South on Saturday.
Local pictures on February 18th, 2008