Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
MINSTER - An 18-year-old Marion Local graduate was sentenced Thursday to a total of 26 1/2 years in prison for threatening an elderly man and his son with weapons in a home invasion in February. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - The nearly complete high school renovation project that began two years ago moved smoothly and within budget, allowing officials to pursue additional work.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday approved three contracts totaling more than $2.7 million to fund roadwork, bike path improvements and an industrial park expansion.
CELINA - A Spencerville man suffered serious burns and another worker sustained minor injuries Thursday afternoon after a hydraulic line ruptured at a local manufacturing plant, according to the Mercer County Sheriff's Office and Celina Fire Department.
The Celina Police Department and several neighboring law enforcement agencies are looking for a suspect who allegedly cashed fraudulent checks at area Citizen's National Banks.
ELIDA - Derek Thobe threw six innings of five-hit baseball and the Coldwater offense provided plenty of runs as the Cavaliers advanced to the Division III regional championship game with a 7-3 win over Fredericktown on Thursday at Ed Sandy Field in Elida.
TIPP CITY - Days prior to his team's Division IV regional semifinal showdown with Felicity-Franklin, Minster softball coach Scott Robinson said the two teams were similar in makeup, but he thought his team had a little more pop in its batting order from top to bottom. [More]
The Coldwater girls' 4x800-meter relay will make its third straight trip to the state track and field meet after qualifying at Thursday's Division II regional meet at Welcome Stadium on the campus of the University of Dayton.
