Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:09AM EDT until September 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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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
Wednesday, August 14th, 2013
Obituaries on August 14th, 2013
John R. Schroeder, 81, St. Marys, died suddenly at 11:02 a.m. Aug. 13, 2013, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Stories on August 14th, 2013
WAPAKONETA - Health officials Tuesday morning discussed steps taken during the recent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that killed a St. Marys man in July and left another seriously ill.
$5,000 will help Celina buy system for east channel at Pullman Bay
CELINA - The Celina Rotary Club will donate up to $5,000 to help the city purchase a mechanism to oxygenate the water in the east channel at Pullman Bay Park. [More]
CELINA - Technology required for time travel likely never will exist, but Springfield native and seasoned banjo player Glenn Parks provided a rather convincing substitute Tuesday afternoon at the Mercer County Fair.
CELINA - The county is seeking contractors to widen Harris Road and create turn lanes on state Route 29 in preparation for the opening of a plumbing supply distribution center east of the city.
ROCKFORD - Residents in Parkway school district will vote on a renewal levy in May.
School board members on Tuesday passed a resolution to put the issue on the ballot in the spring.
SPENCERVILLE - Cleanup of the Auglaize River is underway in Allen County and will continue into Auglaize County in the coming months.
Officials fro
FORT RECOVERY - The new band director is working diligently, according to high school principal Jeff Hobbs.
Hobbs introduced band and choir director Samuel Piehl to board of education members on Tuesday night at the regular meeting.
NEW BREMEN - An access road to the New Bremen Municipal Center has been named Harrod's Way in honor of recently retired police chief Doug Harrod.
"I think we really surprised him," Dennis Burnell told fellow council members Tuesday night.
Mercer County Boys Golf Tournament
CELINA - Paced by the two lowest scores of the tournament, Parkway cruised to a victory and defended its Mercer County boys golf tournament title on Tuesday at the Mercer County Elks. [More]
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster edged Midwest Athletic Conference rival Versailles 320-321 to capture the Cardinal Invitational team title on Tuesday at Arrowhead.
Local pictures on August 14th, 2013