Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:09AM EDT until September 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 309 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Carthagena, Neptune, Chattanooga and Maria Stein.
Flood Advisory issued September 16 at 4:36AM EDT until September 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 435 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Jackson Center, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, McCartyville, Montra, St. Johns, Bulkhead and Egypt.
70° 70° slight chance chance Wed 86° Wed 86° chance 69° 69° slight chance chance Thu 84° Thu 84° likely
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Obituaries on May 14th, 2012
Richard Wellman, 84 , 6362 North 850 East, Bryant, Ind., died May 11, 2012, in Kindred Hospital in Lima. [More]
Victor Schneider, 95, St. Marys, died May 12, 2012, at Otterbein Senior Lifesty [More]
Margaret Emma Langenkamp, 92, Coldwater Creek Road, Celina, died May 13, 2012, [More]
Mary A. Hamblin, 62, of the Celina and Fort Recovery area, died May 13, 2012. [More]
Bernard C. Kruse, 86, St. Marys, died at 4:44 a.m. May 11, 2012, at the Golden Living Center, St. Marys. [More]
Stories on May 14th, 2012
Civil Air Patrol trains in Montezuma
MONTEZUMA - Members of the Grand Lake Squadron Civil Air Patrol - a local force of cadets 12 to 21 years old - took the helms of airplanes on Saturday and practiced turns, climbs and descends. [More]
CELINA - Motorists along U.S. 127 may be wondering if the stench just south of the city is coming from the lake to the east or the sludge lagoons to the west.
CELINA - The city's drinking water continues to meet Ohio EPA standards.
The 2011 annual report shows detected contaminants in the city's drinking
Creek phosphorous will be removed before entering lake
GRAND LAKE - Construction of a treatment train meant to remove some of the phosphorous from Prairie Creek before it enters Grand Lake is progressing on the lake's south side.
Parkway scores three in sixth to break tie
NEW BREMEN - It took just under an hour, but Parkway's baseball team ended its season on a positive note while leaving New Bremen's fans to ponder what might have been.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys' and Celina's doubles teams will go to the district tennis tournament as the third and fourth seeds after the Division II boys sectional tournament wrapped up on Saturday at the University of Northwestern Ohio.
Local pictures on May 14th, 2012