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.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 3 at 12:00AM EDT until April 3 at 12:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1245 AM EDT.
* At 1200 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Fryburg, Montra, Union Corners, Newbern, Bradford, Lockington, Darke County Airport, Covington, Botkins, State Route 47 at US Route 127, Fort Loramie, Hardin, Pemberton, Logansville, Bloomer, Lakeview, Lake Loramie State Park, Sidney, Plattsville, and Minster.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 84 and 107.
57° 57° chance Thu 68° Thu 68° chance 49° 49° Fri 57° Fri 57° likely
Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Coldwater takes third at state bowling

By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
A strong bowling day was not enough as the Coldwater boys bowling fell short in its drive to a second straight state title in taking third place in the 2008 State Bowling Tournament at Tiki Lanes in Lancaster on Friday.
The Cavaliers were in good position after the qualifying round, rolling a 3,070 for the second-best total and earning one of the eight spots for the finals.
In the opening championship round series, Coldwater beat Youngstown Boardman three games to two, winning 236-215 in the fifth and final game. In the semifinals, the Cavaliers faced off against Centerville. The match went to a fifth game again as Centerville won 244-190.
"We bowled well all day," said Coldwater coach Rick Hartings. "Centerville rolled that 244 in the final game, throwing strikes on the final seven balls of the game."
In the final, Stebbins beat Centerville 3-1 in the best-of-five final, taking the clincher 217-206.
In the individual standings, Chad Livingston paced the Cavaliers with a 690, earning fifth-place honors. Coldwater got a big day from Brad Selhorst, who earned 15th place with a 651 series.
"He wasn't a starter until the end of the season," said Hartings. "He came in and had the second highest series for us. He bowled well. We all bowled well."
Other Coldwater bowlers included Wes Stienecker (588, 40th), Josh Waltmire (571, 53rd) and Justin Franzer (570, 54th).
The other area team in the tournament, Celina, missed out on the final, bowling a 2,861 for 12th place. The Bulldogs were just 63 pins from the eighth-place effort of Westerville Central.
Jordan Howard and Tyler Shellabarger paced the Bulldogs with matching 601 series. Cory Coats added a 569 in the full series.
Action resumes today at Tiki Lanes with the girls teams and individual tournament. The Coldwater girls will be competing.
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