Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 8:41PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 841 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Spencerville In Allen County, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Waynesfield, Moulton, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kossuth, and St. Johns.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 110 and 118.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
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Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Fair preparations
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Members of the St. Henry Buckeye Lassies and Lads 4-H Club prepare their booth in the Junior Fair Building at the Mercer County Fairgrounds on Monday. On the ladder taping up flashy trim is 13-year-old Chase Hemmelgarn; below him is Shannon Huelskamp, at right, and Annie Dirksen. The fairgrounds is a busy place this week with the fair slated to begin Friday and run through Aug. 20.

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