Flood Warning issued August 12 at 2:07PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...East Central Union County in east central Indiana... East Central Wayne County in east central Indiana... Northern Butler County in southwestern Ohio... Northwestern Warren County in southwestern Ohio... 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... Montgomery County in west central Ohio... Preble County in west central Ohio... Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 207 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flooding in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Dayton, Kettering, Huber Heights, Troy, Trotwood, Sidney, Piqua, Miamisburg, Springboro, Vandalia, Englewood, Greenville, Franklin, Celina, Tipp City, Eaton, St. Marys and Moraine.
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
Monday, January 7th, 2008
Obituaries on January 7th, 2008
Steve Bailey, 77, 616 W. Jay St., St. Marys, died at 12:50 a.m. Jan. 5, 2008, at his daughter's home in Sidney. [More]
Roy Andrew "Andy" Clayton, 65, of Spencerville, and formerly of Earle, Ark., died at 3:25 a.m. Jan. 6, 2008, at his home following an extended illness. [More]
Celina native and former Fort Recovery resident Dianne M. Gaerke, 61, of Troy, died Jan. 2, 2008, at her home. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Former Mercer resident Joan E. Kimmel, 85, of Dublin, died Jan. 6, 2008, at Whetstone Care Center, Columbus. [More]
Ethel R. Racine, 92, formerly of 1100 Myers Road, Celina, died at 2:35 p.m. Jan. 6, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Stories on January 7th, 2008
A new Sonic restaurant should be up and ready to serve its burgers, coneys, shakes and more in Celina by mid-June, according to Celina Mayor Sharon LaRue. [More]
Weather service predicts cold and snow may be just around corner, however
We're having a brief heat wave to help shake off those midwinter blues.
After several weeks of snow-covered ground, the Grand Lake area is currently being treated to record-breaking temperatures that will climb to the lower 60s today and upper 50s on Tuesday.
Two area schools have received bronze awards on U.S. News & World Report's best high schools list from a pool of almost 19,000 high schools nationwide.
Christian Hawkins, son of Scott and Anna Hawkins, Celina, left photo, has the honor of being the 2008 New Year's baby for Mercer County.
He was bor
The Lake Improvement Association (LIA) will no longer hold Lake Restoration Committee meetings since the nonprofit group has aligned its goals with the local watershed action plan, members learned during their meeting Saturday.
FORT RECOVERY - A night after suffering a tough loss to undefeated New Knoxville, Fort Recovery looked to rebound against another strong team in Houston. [More]
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry jumped out to a 22-6 lead and never looked back in improving to 10-1 on the season with a 69-37 win over Tri-Village at Redskin Gymnasium on Saturday night. The Patriots drop to 8-3 on the season.
Local pictures on January 7th, 2008