Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 10:32PM EDT until April 2 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1032 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fort Recovery, moving northeast at 70 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include... Fryburg, Union Corners, Newbern, Bradford, Chickasaw, Lockington, Darke County Airport, New Madison, Covington, New Knoxville, Neptune, Fort Loramie, Sharps Crossing, Hardin, Pemberton, Kossuth, Bloomer, Lake Loramie State Park, Arcanum, and North Dayton.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 76 and 118.
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.
The Wind Advisory has been cancelled. (details ...)
The Wind Advisory has been cancelled and is no longer in effect.
57° 57° chance Thu 68° Thu 68° chance 49° 49° Fri 57° Fri 57° likely
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Celina renewable energy center
By Nancy Allen
Kent Bryan, the city of Celina's planning and community development director, said there is much misinformation and misunderstanding about the algae toxin in Grand Lake.
He said he wants to go after a research grant that he hopes could clear the air. [More]
By Betty Lawrence
COLDWATER - Garage sales are nice, but they need governed, say village officials.
Councilors heard first reading Monday evening on a new ordinance that annually will limit the number of garage/yard sales per address in the village, as well the length of the sale. [More]
Computer Points
By Bruce Monnin
While the high school football season is 10 weeks long, the most important part of the schedule for area conferences occurs in the first week or two of the season.
During conference play, half of the conference teams win and half lose during eac [More]
Obituaries on September 15th, 2009
Sarah Eichar, 93, of Celina, died Sept. 14, 2009, at her residence.
Arrangeme [More]
Virginia H. "Ginny" Miller, 74, died Sept. 12, 2009, at Carteret General Hospital Morehead City, N.C. [More]
James Richard Mustard, 88, 940 S. Elm St., Celina, died at 4:13 p.m. Sept. 14, [More]
Rev. Raymond Siefert, 90, of St. Charles Center, Carthagena, died Sept. 14, 200 [More]
Marvin Harmon Vagedes, 76, died Sept. 14, 2009, in Wilmington, N.C.
He was bo [More]
Local pictures on September 15th, 2009
Subscriber stories on September 15th, 2009
Celina renewable energy center
Celina city officials are now considering an anaerobic digester that turns methane gas from livestock manure into electricity as part of a proposed Celina renewable energy center, said Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan on Monday.
The city of Celina is delaying locking in its aggregated natural gas rate for the coming year in an effort to take advantage of what some expect may be the lowest heating fuel price in years.
A group of downtown Celina property owners urged Celina City Council members on Monday night to establish a new parking lot.
Nancy Otis, owner of 1
Area man killed when driver fails to yield
The number of motorcycle crashes and fatalities continues to rise locally and statewide. Officials believe the sluggish economy may be to blame.
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Marion Local Schools
MARIA STEIN - Dot Garman, technology coordinator at Marion Local High School, is one of 100 educators from across the nation to receive an Unsung Heroes grant from ING, a global financial services company. The recipients were selected from a record number of more than 2,000 applications.
St. Henry
ST. HENRY - The $330,000 highway enhancement project along state Route 118 in the village is complete.
That news and other project updates were discussed by village councilors during a meeting Monday night at the village hall.
Marion Local Schools and Shaker Heights
MARIA STEIN - What do students taking Mandarin Chinese at Marion Local High School and in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights have in common?
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St. Marys
ST. MARYS - Council members passed resolutions honoring service to the community as well as welcoming newly installed fire department personnel.
At Monday's city council meeting, Joey Weaver was installed as the city's new fire chief by Mayor Greg Freewalt.
Celina City Council members had to appropriate nearly $10,000 from the park/recreation fund to the pool payroll fund to cover a shortfall.
During t
ST. MARYS - A year after getting their first-ever win over Celina, the St. Marys girls soccer team looked to make it a winning streak as the teams met in Western Buckeye League play on Monday.
Compiled by Ryan Hines
and Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys saw its record go to 4-4 on the season after losing to Lima Senior in a four-game contest at Cook Gymnasium on Monday evening.
Marion Local graduate Cory Luebke pitched a gem for the United States Baseball Team on Sunday in beating Canada 8-0 at the IBAF World Cup. The tournament is taking place in Italy, Germany and the Netherlands with the final round taking place in Italy.
People interested in winter cover crops are invited to see some recently planted plots during a Cover Crop Walk next week near Fort Recovery.
The w