Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM 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 this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Today 83° Today 83° likely 68° 68° slight chance chance Tomorrow 81° Tomorrow 81° chance chance 68° 68° chance
Friday, December 28th, 2007
Obituaries on December 28th, 2007
Victoria H. Albers, 93, 45 S. Main Street, Fort Loramie, died at 3:50 p.m., Dec. 26, 2007, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. [More]
Ruel Harner, 92, 9944 Celina-Mendon Road, Celina, died Dec. 27, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Doyt T. Thomas, 82, 605 Black Oak Drive, St. Marys, died 12:05 a.m., Dec. 27, 2007 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. [More]
Stories on December 28th, 2007
East Jefferson Township board of zoning appeals' only decision regarding a height variance application from Mercer Energy was to hold off on a decision for a couple of weeks.
A new deputy will be assigned to the Mercer County Sheriff's Department this coming year. But before being appointed to a cruiser, the German native's instincts and superior senses must be properly trained.
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey looks over the latest schematic drawing for a new jail and makes a notation in red - one more detail to discuss with the architect. [More]
Bryan had no answers for Celina's one-two offensive combo or its pressure defense as the Bulldogs breezed to the championship game of the HALLiday Shootout.
WAPAKONETA - The Marion Local Lady Flyers got a big boost of confidence Thursday night by hanging tough in a tight game and emerging with a 50-41 victory over the Wapakoneta Redskins.
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys Roughriders girls basketball team continued their recent surge Thursday night at McBroom Gymnasium as they used a great shooting effort, especially in the first half, to defeat the St. Henry Redskins 50-42 in non-league action. [More]
COLDWATER - The Coldwater wrestling team split a Thursday afternoon trimatch with Western Buckeye League power Wapakoneta and perennial state power Tiffin Calvert at The Palace.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Recovery saw a four-game winning streak snapped as Fort Loramie came away with a 50-38 win in Shelby County on Thursday.
Local pictures on December 28th, 2007