Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 19 at 4:39PM EDT until May 19 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 231 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN RIPLEY
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
UNION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, CAMDEN, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, KENTON, KETTERING, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PIQUA, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, WAPAKONETA, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, AND XENIA.
Special Weather Statement issued May 19 at 6:06PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 605 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over New Knoxville, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and half inch 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... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, Minster, Cridersville, Botkins, New Knoxville, Waynesfield, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, Lake Loramie State Park, St. Johns, and Bulkhead.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 104 and 118.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 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.
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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Obituaries on March 16th, 2011
Dean Arthur Dillhoff, 52, Arlington, Texas, died March 14, 2011, in Bloomingdale, Ill. [More]
Jack M. High, 81, Celina, died at 12:45 a.m. March 14, 2011, at The Gardens of Celina. [More]
Charles "Todd" Revolt, 71, St. Marys, died March 14, 2011, at Joint Township Di [More]
Lowell D. Sell, 78, Wapakoneta, died at 3:18 a.m. March 15, 2011, at Wapakoneta Manor. [More]
Earl "Shorty" Roy Huckriede, 88, St. Marys, died at 8:45 a.m. March 15, 2011, at Otterbein Retirement Community of Grand Lake St. Marys. [More]
Mary Ellen Miller, 76, Mendon, died at 6 p.m. March 14, 2011, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Sandra R. Brining, 65, New Bremen, died at 11:24 a.m. March 15, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Larry Eugene Stump, 59, Union City, died March 15, 2011, at his home.
He was [More]
Stories on March 16th, 2011
Local officials
Preparing for steep state funding cuts put Mercer County in good financial shape to weather Gov. John Kasich's proposed budget for 2012 and 2013, local officials say. [More]
The Ohio Department of Agriculture likely will lay off some employees because of an almost 9 percent budget cut in the coming year, said ODA Director Jim Zehringer.
Jury still deliberating in Wangler murder trial
LIMA - Allen County Prosecutor Juergen Waldick introduced one final witness during his closing remarks. He told jurors Kathy Wangler could not take the witness stand; however, her body spoke volumes the morning of her death.
Jury still deliberating in Wangler murder trial
LIMA - Lead defense attorney Christopher McDowell refuted not only the state's claim Wangler killed his wife, but also many of the expert witnesses called to the stand by the prosecution.
State agrees to pay undisclosed amounts for damages caused by spillway flood
GRAND LAKE - Two landowners suing the state over flood damage to their farmland caused by Grand Lake's West Bank spillway have settled their cases for undisclosed amounts. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Tim Goodwin, a high school math teacher and Flyers varsity football coach, will become principal at Marion Local High School effective Aug. 1.
ROCKFORD - The likely loss of state funds this year and next has a village official wanting to delay a capital improvement.
Because of the estimat
CELINA - City council members passed final reading of the 2011 budget this week, coming close to safety service director Rick Bachelor's goal of appropriating the same general fund amount as last year.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday selected four area companies to supply materials needed for road work this year.
Commissioners last
A countywide alliance of chambers of commerce and local businesses has formed to promote shopping in Mercer County.
The Shop Mercer County effort i [More]
Division IV Boys Regional at Kettering Fairmont
KETTERING - For the better part of the last month, the Minster Wildcats had been able to come up with something special in the fourth quarter to put their opponents away.
All-Ohio Girls Basketball
Another strong year of girls basketball in the Grand Lake area resulted in four area girls earning all-Ohio honors.
St. Marys' Erika Thornsberry, Fort Recovery's duo of Holly and Kendra Brunswick and Minster's Delanie Wolf were all named honorable mention all-state in their respective divisions.
Local pictures on March 16th, 2011