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, May 17th, 2007
Obituaries on May 17th, 2007
Lawrence Bryce Brookhart, 69, 8201 state Route 219, Montezuma, died at 9:25 p.m. May 15, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Former Mercer County resident Dolly Mae Drury, 83, of rural Wapakoneta, died at 11:10 p.m. May 14, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Glenn W. Huston, 81, 537 Touvelle St., Celina, died at 9:25 p.m. May 15, 2007, at his residence. [More]
Former Celina teacher H.B. "Bill" Williams, 93, of North Manchester, Ind., died May 14, 2007, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. [More]
Stories on May 17th, 2007
Work on the widening and reconstruction of Grand Lake Road will begin around July 1 and the project is likely to cause some traffic headaches, Celina city officials say.
A Minnesota manufacturing company looking to expand may settle in the former AGCO building in Coldwater.
Mercer County Community Development Direct [More]
NEW BREMEN - The Miami and Erie Canal Corridor Association (MECCA) Board of Trustees discussed plans for the 2007 Towpath Trek highlighting specific canal areas in Auglaize and Shelby counties.
Five seniors at Fort Recovery High School have been named valedictorians and one named salutatorian of the graduating class of 2007.
Regina Bauer,
ROCKFORD - Two new village employees were hired Tuesday night despite opposition from councilmen Ron Searight and Joe Felver.
After an executive se
Two local basketball teams and a few individual players have been awarded for their intellectual prowess off the court.
Fort Recovery High School's
Fort Recovery to meet Minster in Coldwater on Friday night
COLDWATER - It will be a pair of Midwest Athletic Conference teams that will battle it out in the district final on Friday night after action on Wednesday at the Division IV district semifinals at Coldwater's Veterans Field. [More]
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina track team gave themselves some solid chances to send representatives on to regional action after the first day of Division I district track at Tiffin Columbian on Wednesday.
ST. MARYS - One of the Grand Lake area's most decorated swimmers will become a proud Zip.
St. Marys senior Jasmine Craft signed a national letter-of-intent to swim for the University of Akron next season, looking to continue a stellar swim career.
Local pictures on May 17th, 2007