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.
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Friday, March 18th, 2011
Great Lakes Zone Championship Qualifiers
Photo by Gary R. Rasberry/The Daily Standard

Thirty-six members of the Auglaize-Mercer County YMCA Waves swim team will head to Columbus this weekend for the Great Lakes Zone Championships at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavillon on the campus of The Ohio State University. Members of the Waves qualified for zone action are, front row from left, Keaton McMurray, Alex May, Jack Bills, Justin Fleagle, Claire Borgerding, Danielle Slechter, Kassie Menchhofer, Courtney Prenger, Madeline Magato, Sydney Cisco. Middle row from left, Jared Pleiman, Amanda Slechter, Alison Borgerding, Nikki Borgerding, Beth Garwood, Jama Brown, Rachel Hess, Kandace Schwieterman, Courtney Hunter, Kylee Menchhofer, Ashley Coon. Back row from left, Alex Hartings, Marshall Hall, Jared Fleagle, Kabe Eichenauer, Chandler Kimmel, Jason Fleagle, Eric Muhlenkamp, Josh Fleagle, Matt Feltz, Matt Homan, Jared Deubler, Tyus Temple, Caleb Keck. Not pictured were Nate Hager and Garrett Weininger.

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