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, May 3rd, 2007
Obituaries on May 3rd, 2007
Pauline Marie Garman, 87, 10 Riley St., Montezuma, died May 2, 2007, at her residence. [More]
Lawrence E. Jordan, 79, formerly of 800 Touvelle St., Celina, died at 11 a.m. April 30, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Celina native Mark W. Kinkley, 83, of Vancouver, Wash., died April 2, 2007, at his residence. [More]
Leonard H. Liesner, 94, of North Jefferson Street, New Bremen, died at 2:05 a.m. May 2, 2007, at Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
Robert E. Nedderman, 88, 10431 County Road 66A, St. Marys, died at 8:50 p.m. Ma [More]
Donald Louis Nelson, 68, 537 Touvelle St., Celina, died at 2 p.m. May 1, 2007, at his residence. [More]
Stories on May 3rd, 2007
Celina City Council will be asked to create a new storm water utility that will raise $275,000 annually to address drainage problems throughout the city.
Terry Padden, the former CEO of Mercer Health based in Coldwater, was killed in a car crash in Mason City, Iowa, on Tuesday afternoon.
Padden, 57, [More]
Marine Cpl. McGonagle suffers severe injures from IED under his Humvee
Lance Cpl. Brian McGonagle, the husband of a former Celina woman, has been moved to Portsmouth Naval Medical Hospital in Virginia, for treatment of serious injuries sustained April 24 in Iraq.
A Coldwater woman who bit off one-third of a man's tongue in March 2006 likely will serve no time behind bars.
Emily M. Mescher, 26, 724 Lilac St., [More]
Businesses across Ohio can expect a letter soon from the state health department warning them about the new smoking ban law, which officially becomes enforceable today.
Coldwater administrator Molly Hay was named Ohio's 2007 Elementary School Distinguished Principal this week.
The award is sponsored by The Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators (OAESA), which honors one elementary principal in the state each year.
Mercer County's Department of Jobs and Family Services has just a couple of months to make use of the last of a $32,164 state grant to promote two-parent adoption, as well as foster parenting.
Wright State University-Lake Campus will host ArtsFestival 2007 at the campus on May 12 and 13, sponsored by the College-Community Arts Council. This event is free and the public is welcome.
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen Cardinal softball team put themselves right back in the thick of the Midwest Athletic Conference softball race as they defeated the Parkway Panthers, 4-1, Wednesday afternoon at New Bremen High School. [More]
The role of a long snapper in football, responsible for getting the ball to a punter or field-goal holder several yards back, is one that is as specialized as a kicker or punter.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys maintained a perfect Western Buckeye League record with a 4-3 win over Shawnee on Wednesday at K.C. Geiger Park, putting the Roughriders at 6-0 in the league and 11-1 overall.
COLDWATER - A pair of key components of the Coldwater baseball machine over the past several seasons made their college choices on Monday as Tyler James and Riley Muhlenkamp had their official announcements in the Cavalier Room at Coldwater.
Local pictures on May 3rd, 2007