Flood Advisory issued August 10 at 10:45PM EDT until August 11 at 1:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 145 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1045 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Rockford, Moulton, Mendon, Buckland, Neptune, Tama, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Kossuth and Chattanooga.
Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 11:11PM EDT until August 11 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1111 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Bellefontaine, Kenton, West Liberty, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Roundhead, Quincy, Mount Victory, Rushsylvania, Huntsville, Ridgeway, Valley Hi, Zanesfield and Big Springs.
69° 69° chance Tue 82° Tue 82° likely 66° 66° likely Wed 82° Wed 82° chance
Saturday, May 5th, 2012
State's choice of words for "whole lake" alum treatment could have been better
By Daily Standard Staff
By NANCY ALLEN and AMY KRONENBERGER
nallen@dailystandard.com
GRAND LAKE - The state's choice to use "whole lake" to describe the alum treatment of Grand Lake this year could have been better, a state official said Friday.
Scott Fletcher, Ohio Department of Agriculture spokesman, reiterated that although the lake's total acreage did not receive alum, it will have a lakewide effect. [More]
Mercer County Knights of Columbus Track Meet
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - The rain and nasty weather held off until after the conclusion of the 2012 Mercer County Knights of Columbus Track Meet in Coldwater on Friday night.
That doesn't mean there was some rumbling out there as several records dropped in competition. [More]
Obituaries on May 5th, 2012
Erik James Warnimont, 45, Cloverdale, died at 7:30 p.m. May 3, 2012, at Putnam County Ambulatory Care Center, Glandorf. [More]
Alfrieda L. Wessel, 103, St. Marys, died at 6:30 p.m. May 3, 2012, at Golden Living Center-Valley, St. Marys. [More]
Catherine A. Poindexter, 50, Cridersville and formerly of Coldwater, died at 2:35 p.m. May 4, 2012, at Cridersville Health Care. [More]
Local pictures on May 5th, 2012
Subscriber stories on May 5th, 2012
County and school officials aren't gambling on the dollars they've been promised from Ohio's soon-to-be operating casinos.
According to the constit
CELINA - A former Celina resident is facing three breaking and entering felony charges in connection to tool thefts from three different automotive shops in Celina.
ST. HENRY - The Minster Wildcats stayed alive in the Midwest Athletic Conference race as they went on the road and rode an 11th inning solo home run by Adam Niemeyer to a 4-3 eleven inning win over the St. Henry Redskins Friday afternoon at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
ROSSBURG - Findlay's Chad Kemenah races coast-to-coast with the World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series and has had fast cars for most of the 2012 season, but has had little to show for it.
Friday's Local Sports Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Wright State University-Lake Campus baseball team won its opening game of the Ohio Regional College Conference baseball tournament on Friday, spotting Ohio University-Chillicothe three runs in the first before rolling to a 13-5 win at Beavers Field in Lancaster.