Flood Watch issued August 12 at 8:52PM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, 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 Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of thunderstorms are possible Thursday evening through the overnight hours. These storms could lead to additional flooding.
66° 66° slight chance Thu 81° Thu 81° patchy slight chance 66° 66° chance Fri 81° Fri 81° likely
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Coldwater school's third-graders get a close-up look at a seat belt experiment demonstrated this week by members of the Coldwater Police Department. The program was given by the local department to all third-graders at the school.

Related online story:
A new Ohio law requires all children ages 4 to 15 to buckle up while traveling in a vehicle.
The law, part of House Bill 343 that took effect April 6, mandates that any child in that age category must be properly restrained no matter where they are sitting in a vehicle. [More]
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