Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 400 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Monroe to 11 miles north of Hagerstown, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Greenville, Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Union City, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, Rockford, Wabash, Wayne Lakes, Mendon, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Rossburg, Palestine, Montezuma, New Weston, and Yorkshire.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for west central Ohio.
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.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 11:11AM EDT until May 18 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 220 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE MERCER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CELINA, COLDWATER, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, ST. MARYS, AND WAPAKONETA.
Today 87° Today 87° chance 68° 68° chance Tomorrow 87° Tomorrow 87° likely 59° 59°
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Obituaries on April 28th, 2010
Former Mercer County resident Glendola P. Groth Jewell, 91, formerly of Fort Wayne, Ind., died April 25, 2010, in Green Bay, Wisc. [More]
Stories on April 28th, 2010
May Primary
At the polls Tuesday, voters statewide will decide whether to give Ohio Third Frontier $700 million to keep the program alive four more years.
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May Primary
Voters at Tuesday's primary election polls will have the opportunity to say yes or no to Issue 2, a proposed constitutional amendment changing the location of the Columbus casino facility.
COLDWATER - School board members are pondering how best to tighten the budget in light of an estimated state funding loss of 22 to 31 percent in fiscal year 2012. [More]
CELINA - The Mercer County Home soon will get a facelift following action taken this week to hire painters.
Mercer County commissioners are reviewi
MARIA STEIN - Sewer installation is underway in the Maria Stein area, according to reports presented during the April meeting of the Marion Community Development Organization (MCDO).
NEW BREMEN - Motorists are failing to stop at a new four-way stop at the intersection of Walnut Street and Amsterdam Road, which New Bremen Police Chief Doug Harrod fears could lead to an accident.
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - All city departments have filed 2009 annual reports, which were distributed at this week's council meeting.
"We went to a new format th
COLDWATER -Two of the top baseball teams in the Midwest Athletic Conference faced off at Veterans Field on Tuesday afternoon and the Coldwater Cavaliers defeated the Minster Wildcats 4-1 in a battle of conference unbeaten teams.
CELINA - All that was standing in the way for Celina to complete the regular season in Western Buckeye League boys tennis action a perfect 9-0 was Shawnee, one of the most dominant programs in league history. [More]
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's Darin Waterman and Shawnee's Trey Runneals engaged in a pitcher's duel for seven innings.
The Bulldogs lo
CELINA - Ultimate Powersports, 7199 Havemann Road, now offers even more types of vehicles for having fun.
The business just started sales and servi
Local pictures on April 28th, 2010