Flash Flood Warning issued September 17 at 8:26AM EDT until September 17 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
FFWILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1100 AM EDT.
* At 826 AM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 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, 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.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 67° 67° slight chance chance Tomorrow 77° Tomorrow 77° 62° 62°
Thursday, February 11th, 2016
Obituaries on February 11th, 2016
Alice M. Clawson, 80, Lima, died on Feb. 7, 2016, at her residence.
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Rhett Eldon LeRoy Piper, 1 month, died at 7:44 p.m. Feb. 7, 2016, at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima. [More]
Ruth Revolt-Alexander, 98, St. Marys, died on Feb. 6, 2016, at her residence. [More]
Stories on February 11th, 2016
NEW BREMEN - Plans for a new or renovated elementary school building are proceeding, board members learned Wednesday evening.
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CELINA - Mercer County this year is eligible to apply for up to $4.26 million in state grants for infrastructure, housing and other enhancement projects.
ST. MARYS - The school district's books are falling behind the times and falling apart, the district's curriculum director warned.
Officials need to update the textbooks to meet changing education standards, curriculum director Kim Overman told school board members at Wednesday's meeting.
Grants will help fund estimated $2.5M project, firm's representative says
CHICKASAW - Village council members are a step closer to starting a water treatment plant and water tower project and learned the cost is estimated at about $2.5 million.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Elections personnel on Wednesday performed final checks and calibrations on voting equipment for the March 15 primary election.
Friday Night Spotlight
FORT RECOVERY - Purple and White on one side. Red and White on the other.
The student sections from Fort Recovery and St. Henry will be wild and boisterous as usual.
Prep Highlights
It's a safe bet to say that St. Henry, Fort Recovery and Coldwater will be pulling for the Minster boys basketball team this Friday when it meets Versailles.
Curtain Call
As former St. Henry basketball standout Joe Niekamp inspects his scrapbook from his senior season in 1976, he readily admits that after four decades it is probably the first time he has read many of the clippings.
Local pictures on February 11th, 2016