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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Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Photo by Margie Wuebker/The Daily Standard

Dr. Mark Wangler looks toward TV cameras while waiting for his aggravated murder trial to continue Tuesday in Allen County Common Pleas Court. The air ducts shown in the background were taken from Wrangler's home. The Fort Recovery native is accused of causing the death of his wife, Celina native Kathy Schlarman Wangler, on Sept. 4, 2006. She was a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning.

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LIMA - Jurors in the aggravated murder case of Dr. Mark Wangler will hear a retired orthopedic surgeon testify regarding a conversation he had with the anesthesiologist in the weeks prior to Kathy Wangler's September 2006 death due to carbon monoxide poisoning. [More]
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