Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:44AM EDT until September 17 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 445 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1044 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Flood Watch issued September 17 at 2:22AM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio, including the following counties, in central Ohio, Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Madison and Union. In west central Ohio, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move across parts of the area this morning, possibly extending into early afternoon. This may result in bands of heavier rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
Celina's D&B Smokin' BBQ team of two swept the field in first-place trophies at last year's first Mercer County Ribfest.
David Green and Butch Suchland (the D and the B) will be in the hunt again for the best rack of ribs at the second annual Ribfest on Saturday at the Mercer Count Fairgrounds. [More]
NEW BREMEN - The crew that worked to get New Bremen's softball diamond in shape for Saturday's Division IV softball sectional were rewarded with a pair of great games.
In the opening game, Fort Recovery's Kinsey Wenning kept Marion Local's batters in check as no Flyer baserunner could find the plate in a 2-0 win for the Indians. [More]
ROSSBURG - Tracy Hines quickly made up for lost time Saturday night at Eldora Speedway, when the non-winged Sprint Cars of the United States Auto Club (USAC) made their initial 2008 appearance in the Larson/Branson Classic.
Also, Jerry Bowersock redeemed himself in the Moser UMP (United Midwestern Promoters) DirtCar Modified finale and Jeff Babock powered to victory in the Advance Auto Parts Stock Car main event on a night sponsored by Curb Records. [More]
As the fourth-graders from St. Henry toss envelopes of junk mail, freshly-cut grass and strawberries into a blender, they are sure the perky lady instructing them has totally lost her mind.
A 54-year-old Mendon man was hospitalized after slamming his car into a building in the small Auglaize County village of New Hampshire early Saturday morning.
St. Marys will have all five divisions of tennis players fighting for a Western Buckeye League title today as the WBL tennis tournament, postponed on Thursday due to rain, got underway Saturday at the Collett Street Courts in Lima.
