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.
Flood Advisory issued May 19 at 7:24PM EDT until May 19 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Miami and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 1030 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 724 PM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Kenton, Ada, West Milton, Versailles, Covington, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Forest, Russells Point, De Graff, Pleasant Hill, Botkins and Lakeview.
58° 58° Wed 67° Wed 67° chance 46° 46° Thu 67° Thu 67°
Friday, March 18th, 2011
Obituaries on March 18th, 2011
Rita Geckle, 55, Minster, died March 17, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Darren Thomas Ruhenkamp, 31, Fort Loramie, died March 16, 2011, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. [More]
Alma Ruth Crouch, 82, Celina, died at 10:45 p.m. March 16, 2011, at Celina Manor Nursing Home in Celina. [More]
Esther C. Borchers, 91, Fort Loramie, died March 16, 2011, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Minster. [More]
Stories on March 18th, 2011
A crowd of people - mostly educators - appeared disheartened Thursday night as a local politician promoted pending legislation to reform the public employee system.
CELINA - A private manure/algae digester is likely coming to town.
An ordinance to allow Optional Energy Partners of Florida to build and operate a digester on future city property easily passed Thursday evening during a special city council meeting where every seat was filled. [More]
Grand Lake alum treatments would be needed for years
GRAND LAKE - Alum treatments on Grand Lake will need to be done for consecutive years to keep toxic blue-green algae blooms at bay, said an OSU Extension aquatic program specialist.
MINSTER - Ohio Gov. John Kasich's decision not to cut education funding does not tell the whole story regarding school finances, according to Minster Local Schools Treasurer Laura Klosterman.
Mercer County officials are hoping Mother Nature cooperates this year so a long list of bridge and culvert projects can be completed.
County engineer Jim Wiechart said a total of 10 bridge projects and nine culvert projects are planned for reconstruction by county workers this year.
A truck contacted overhead wires near Behm and Robert roads in eastern Mercer County on Thursday, breaking a power pole and causing an outage for 175 Midwest Electric members.
St. John's church history, concert to mark 177th year
MARIA STEIN - It was 177 years ago that three German immigrants, each named John, arrived in what is now Marion Township. Not surprisingly they named their new settlement St. John. Two years later 25 families were carving out homes from the thick forest, often 60 or more trees to the acre.
Local pictures on March 18th, 2011