Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 10:32PM EDT until April 2 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1032 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fort Recovery, moving northeast at 70 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include... Fryburg, Union Corners, Newbern, Bradford, Chickasaw, Lockington, Darke County Airport, New Madison, Covington, New Knoxville, Neptune, Fort Loramie, Sharps Crossing, Hardin, Pemberton, Kossuth, Bloomer, Lake Loramie State Park, Arcanum, and North Dayton.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 76 and 118.
Flood Watch issued April 2 at 9:21PM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur into the weekend with the heaviest rain expect Thursday night into Friday morning and then again Saturday into Saturday night.
Tornado Watch issued April 2 at 9:13PM EDT until April 3 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 103 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY 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 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON OWEN PENDLETON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
HIGHLAND
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, CARROLLTON, CELINA, 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, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
The Wind Advisory has been cancelled. (details ...)
The Wind Advisory has been cancelled and is no longer in effect.
57° 57° chance Thu 68° Thu 68° chance 49° 49° Fri 57° Fri 57° likely
Thursday, January 25th, 2018
Obituaries on January 25th, 2018
Michael J. Meiring, 66, passed away on January 23, 2018, in Grandview Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Burton L. Vannette, 92, of St. Marys, OH passed away Monday January 22, 2018 following a brief stay at Otterbein Retirement Community. [More]
Rosemary A. "Rosie" Deitsch, age 81, of Coldwater, Ohio, died on January 23, 2018, at her home. [More]
Rita L. Bettinger, 90, St. Henry, died on Jan. 24, 2018, at the Gardens at St H [More]
Stories on January 25th, 2018
Adoptive parents still fighting
CELINA - A drawn-out case that pitted Brian and Kelly Anderson against Allen County Children Services finally came to a close in September after the Ohio Supreme Court declined to accept jurisdiction over the latest appeal in the adoption of 3-year-old Maddy. [More]
COLDWATER - Mercer County Community Hospital officials are cautiously hopeful that the influenza epidemic may be reaching its end.
"We're still con
CELINA - A Fort Wayne, Indiana, man charged in connection with a Nov. 30 police chase from Rockford to Decatur, Indiana, failed to appear on Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for his pretrial hearing.
CELINA - A 23-year-old Celina woman pleaded not guilty to a drug charge on Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Alyssa R. Ridder was arraigned on a fifth-degree felony charge of aggravated possession of drugs.
ST. MARYS - Heather Dowell is still reeling from having been named the new director of Arts Place Inc.'s Auglaize/Mercer Center, a job she says is a dream come true, not only for her but also the 6-year-old version of herself who once aspired to become an artist.
State Wrestling Team Duals Tournament
WAPAKONETA - It came down to the final bout of the night between Celina and Wapakoneta to see which team moves on to the Division II Wrestling Team Duals Tournament on Wednesday night.
Covington ousts Parkway in opening round
VERSAILLES - Covington began with a 59-14 victory over Parkway in the semifinals of the OHSAA Division III Wrestling Team Duals Tournament at Versailles High School on Wednesday night. [More]
Friday Night Spotlight
The future looked bleak for the St. Henry basketball team after it had been dealt back-to-back 20-plus-point losses just before Christmas.
Chalk it up as a couple off nights. That can happen when you're playing against two of the best teams in the state (Marion Local and Fort Loramie).
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster took part in a multi-team double-dual format swim meet on Wednesday at the Lima YMCA.
Both the Wildcat boys' and girls' teams picked wins over Ada, Lima Senior, Oregon Cardinal Sritch, Indian Lake and Lima Central Catholic.
Local pictures on January 25th, 2018