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.
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Obituaries on January 2nd, 2008
Coldwater native Steven A. Braun, 44, of Portland, Ind., died at 2 p.m. Dec. 31, 2007, as a result of a tree cutting accident at his Jay County, Ind., farm. [More]
Lester G. Buening, 80, St. Henry, died Jan. 1, 2008, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Tammy G. Clune, 50, 751 Deford St., Celina, died at 12:23 a.m. Dec. 29, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Hattie Fox, 67, of St. Marys, died Jan. 1, 2008, at Joint Township District Mem [More]
Pauline L. Imel, 89, 102 Harrison St., Fort Recovery, died Jan. 1, 2008, at her home. [More]
Bernard "Ed" Lengerich, 83, 213 Lynn St., St. Marys, died Jan. 1, 2008, at St. [More]
Clifford Mayes, 72, died Jan. 1, 2008, in Celina.
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Maria Stein native Alvin D. Mescher, 86, of Clayton, died Dec. 30, 2007, at his home. [More]
Stories on January 2nd, 2008
Twelve accidents left 15 people dead on roadways in Mercer and Auglaize counties in 2007.
The ages of those who lost their lives ranged from a 14-y
A 44-year-old Jay County, Ind., man was killed Monday afternoon when he was struck by a falling tree at his farm.
Steven A. Braun, 6416 E. 400 N., Portland, was pronounced dead at the scene by Jay County Coroner Mark Barnett shortly after the 2 p.m. accident. [More]
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