Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 10:21PM EDT until August 10 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 1020 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Monroe, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Celina, St. Marys, Rockford, Mendon, Montezuma, Chattanooga, Neptune, Kossuth, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Bulkhead, and Tama.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 7:26PM EDT until August 11 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 560 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
WAYNE
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, GREENVILLE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST JEFFERSON, AND XENIA.
Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, 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 Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 10:23PM EDT until August 10 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened and moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for west central Ohio.
Please report previous wind damage or hail to the National Weather Service by going to our website at weather.gov/iln and submitting your report via social media.
Remember, another Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for northern Mercer County and northwest Auglaize County.
Flood Advisory issued August 10 at 10:15PM EDT until August 11 at 1:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Union County in central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southern Hardin County in west central Ohio... Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1015 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Bellefontaine, Kenton, West Liberty, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Roundhead, Quincy, Mount Victory, Rushsylvania, Huntsville, Ridgeway, Valley Hi, Zanesfield and Big Springs.
69° 69° chance Tue 82° Tue 82° likely 66° 66° likely Wed 82° Wed 82° chance
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Energy business seeking county land for plant site
By Shelley Grieshop
A Cleveland-area company is seeking county-owned land to build a plant that would use cow manure to produce electricity.
Joel S. Keller, CEO of R&A Energy Solutions LLC, North Ridgeville, this week gave a proposal to Mercer County commissioners asking them for use of county land west of Celina. The company feels the property - east of state Route 118 and south of state Route 29 - would be a good site for a renewable energy plant. [More]
By Mark Ruschau
FORT RECOVERY - Going into Friday night's season opener against Ansonia at Barrenbrugge Park, everyone associated with the Fort Recovery Indians football team knew that the squad was blessed with quality skilled people, but the early questions center around a young offensive line and defensive units. [More]
Obituaries on August 23rd, 2008
Dennis R. Levi, 52, 918 Sycamore St., Celina, died from natural causes at 10 a.m. Aug. 21, 2008, at Joint Township Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Wilma M. Savage, 86, 517 Southway Drive, St. Marys, died at 8:44 p.m. Aug. 21, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Morris Leon Slone, 63, Troy, died at 8:53 a.m. Aug. 17, 2008, at his residence. Death was due to cancer. [More]
Local pictures on August 23rd, 2008
Subscriber stories on August 23rd, 2008
ST. MARYS - "Let's take a trip to Niagara ....," is an old song lyric and it's a good idea as long as you fly. Because nowadays flying might be less expensive than driving as some area travelers have found out.
A Fort Recovery man accused of stabbing and causing serious injury to two acquaintances wept throughout his initial appearance in court on Friday afternoon.
As has been the case in all four season-opening matchups between Celina and Lima Senior, it was a tight game until the clock hit triple zeroes.
And for the fourth consecutive time, it was the Lima Senior players that were celebrating after defeating Celina 14-10 at Celina Stadium on Friday night.
KENTON - In the preseason, Coldwater coach John Reed talked about his team looking forward to not just practicing, but to get playing for real.
It
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers jumped on the Elida Bulldogs with both feet early in Friday's football lidlifter, and the visitors never got a chance to catch their breath the rest of the way.
The Minster Wildcats came into Fort Loramie having tried but failed to grasp victory in its last 11 football games.
Though it was far from easy, Mi
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys held off a determined Piqua squad to open the season with a 36-32 win over the Indians at Skip Baughman Stadium on Friday night.