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
Friday, March 9th, 2007
Obituaries on March 9th, 2007
Montezuma native Ferneva Hope Gehron, 93, 12101 Lima Road, Fort Wayne, Ind., died at 1:55 a.m. March 8, 2007, at Byron Health Center, Fort Wayne. [More]
Sara J. Mescher, 48, 55 W. Sixth St., Minster, died at 6 p.m. March 7, 2007, at her residence, due to a sudden illness. [More]
Paul A. Tobin, 81, 8310 state Route 274, Celina, died March 7, 2007, at his residence. [More]
Stories on March 9th, 2007
To buckle up or not on school buses is again a hot topic following last week's charter bus crash in Atlanta that killed five Bluffton baseball players and two others.
MARIA STEIN - Jessica Homan smiles recalling the day language arts teacher Patty Lefeld announced an assignment for all Marion Local eighth-graders.
Mercer County Community Development Director Larry Stelzer told commissioners Thursday that a $100,000 grant had been secured for road improvements on state Route 29 to handle an expected increase in traffic near Celina Tent.
A workshop to set up a system to monitor a designated Important Bird Area (IBA) along the St. Marys River will be held March 24 at Wright State University-Lake Campus.
The county already is in compliance with most of the requirements of the new Ohio Constitution amendment that requires meticulous record keeping to assure that minimum wage earners are treated fairly, members of the Mercer County Records board agreed Thursday.
COLDWATER - The husband and wife team of Ed and Rhonda Beck were honored as the Citizens of the Year at Thursday's annual Coldwater Chamber of Commerce awards banquet.
Dozens of firefighters from at least eight area fire departments fought a blaze early this morning at a large warehouse near downtown Wapakoneta.
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I visited a local flower shop recently and spied a beautiful potted purple plant whose leaves resembled shamrocks, or clover. Dainty lavender flowers topped the plant. [More]
ADA - The St. Henry football team won a state championship with a physical style of play.
The Redskins brought that same physicality to the basketball court in their 56-47 win over Ottawa-Glandorf on Thursday night at Ohio Northern University. [More]
VANDALIA - The New Knoxville Rangers made good on their first trip to the regional level of the girls basketball tournament with a 42-31 victory over the Covington Buccaneers on Thursday night.
DAYTON - Even without superstars O.J. Mayo and Bill Walker, North College Hill is pretty good.
The defending Division III state champs faced off ag [More]
Compiled by Ryan Hines
The all-Northwest District selections for boys and girls basketball were released by The Associated Press on Thursday.
A pair of Ohio State recruits headline the selections, which were made by a media panel from the district.
As if leading a church congregation and coaching a high school soccer team isn't enough, the Rev. Bruce Strine is helping inspire people with personal messages from high-profile athletes and coaches.
Local pictures on March 9th, 2007