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.
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Obituaries on June 5th, 2008
Agnes M. Quinter, 92, 2215 Eiting Road, Minster, died at 7:20 p.m. June 3, 2008 [More]
Stories on June 5th, 2008
Mercer County health officials on Wednesday voted unanimously to stop enforcing the Smoke-free Workplace Act and hand over the job to the state.
Auglaize County health officials reportedly plan to do the same thing at their monthly board meeting in July. [More]
ROCKFORD - Village council members this week agreed to extend 1.2 miles of water line to the Laurels of Shane Hill Nursing Home.
The nursing home currently pumps water from wells on its property at 10731 state Route 118.
MINSTER - Swimming pool and landscape brick paver problems have been a source of concern for local officials, but village councilors learned Tuesday night that resolution looms on the horizon.
The Summer Concert Series in Celina had a disappointing opening last Sunday evening as the steel drum group Pantasia was relocated from Lake Shore Park to the Celina High School lecture room. [More]
Three area people including a toddler were injured when two cars nearly collided head-on on state Route 364 near New Bremen at 3:54 p.m. Wednesday.
ROSSBURG - When Eldora Speedway owner Tony Stewart got out of bed on Wednesday morning, it seemed 99 percent certain the Old Spice Prelude to the Dream would be canceled after early morning thunderstorms hit northern Darke County. [More]
ROSSBURG - For some, the experience of the Fourth Annual Prelude to the Dream charity race, that features some of racing's top drivers, came early.
With tornadoes sweeping through southern Ohio on Tuesday evening, campers outside Eldora Speedway found things more than just a little interesting.
COLUMBUS - As has been the recent custom, there will be a large contingent of area athletes competing at the Division III track meet in Columbus this weekend.
In a year where she dominated throughout the year, Julie Snyder will get the chance to take a curtain call, possibly on the high rung of a podium.
The Celina softball team has won 23 games this season, and those wins have come in a number of different ways.
From good pitching and strong defense to an explosive offense or an implosion by the opponent....Celina fans have seen it all this spring.
Local pictures on June 5th, 2008