Tornado Warning issued May 7 at 8:24PM EDT until May 7 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
TORILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Logan County in west central Ohio... Auglaize County in west central Ohio... East central Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 824 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near New Bremen, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, Cridersville, Botkins, Lakeview, New Knoxville, Waynesfield, Moulton, Chickasaw, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, St. Johns, Bulkhead, and New Hampshire.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 104 and 118.
Tornado Watch issued May 7 at 6:01PM EDT until May 8 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 197 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Tornado Warning issued May 7 at 8:32PM EDT until May 7 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 832 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near St. Marys, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Moulton, Buckland, and Bulkhead.
59° 59° likely Wed 80° Wed 80° 57° 57° Thu 64° Thu 64°
Friday, May 23rd, 2014
Schneider steps down after long career
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - Austin Schneider's childhood home in Michigan was a mere two blocks from the local library where he sat and read for hours.
One of his favorite books was a large novel about George Washington.
"I'd open the book and it had this repeat [More]
Division II District Baseball
By Colin Foster
BLUFFTON - The Celina and St. Marys baseball teams came up on the short end of the stick in the Division II district semifinal round Thursday at Bluffton University's Memorial Field.
Wapakoneta came from behind to beat Celina 4-3 in the second game, while the potent offensive attack of St. Marys was held to just four hits against Bath ace Colin Gossard in the first game, as the Roughriders' season came to an end with a 3-0 loss. [More]
Obituaries on May 23rd, 2014
Allyson M. Mescher, 37, Versailles, passed away at 1:45 p.m. May 20, 2014, in Versailles. [More]
The Rev. Harry Cavanaugh, C.PP.S., 85, died at 6:45 p.m. May 21, 2014, at St. C [More]
Florience "Dick" R. Dicke, 93, formerly of rural St. Marys, died at 4:05 p.m. May 21, 2014, at Auglaize Acres Nursing Home, Wapakoneta. [More]
Local pictures on May 23rd, 2014
Subscriber stories on May 23rd, 2014
CELINA - A probable case of the mumps was reported Thursday in a second-grade student at Celina Primary School.
The child - who had been immunized
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners are seeking public input on the proposed use of state funds for handicapped-accessibility at the courthouse and playground equipment at a Celina park.
CELINA - Bids received Thursday for work on the Celina-Coldwater bike path varied by about $55,000.
Mercer County Commissioners in April solicited quotes for the estimated $230,000 project to pave and enhance the bike path this fall.
CELINA - One hundred ninety-four members of the Celina High School class of 2014 will graduate at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Celina High School Stadium.
Division III District Baseball
ADA - A week after meeting for a league title, Coldwater and St. Henry will battle again for a district championship.
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Division III District Track and Field Meet
SPENCERVILLE - Tournament time arrived for area Division III athletes Thursday night at the district track meet at Spencerville.
Athletes competed in qualifying races in most running events. Seven events were completed, with area athletes winning four of them.
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Five wins in an entire Dirt Late Model season would be considered a good year by many drivers and teams. Richmond, Ind., driver Duane Chamberlain has