Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 4:44PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 444 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Spencerville In Allen County to near Union City, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, pea size hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible. Locations impacted include... Greenville, Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Coldwater, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, St. Henry, Cridersville, Union City, Ansonia, New Knoxville, Moulton, Wayne Lakes, Mendon, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Buckland, and Rossburg. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 114 and 118. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. Motorists should slow down and use extra caution. When thunder roars, go indoors! Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning threatens. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for west central Ohio. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 4:38PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 438 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles west of Fort Loramie to near Greenville, moving northeast at 40 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... Greenville, Wapakoneta, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Newport, Bradford, Fort Loramie, New Knoxville, Webster, Wayne Lakes, Russia, Gettysburg, Osgood, North Star, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Egypt, Darke County Airport, and State Route 47 at US Route 127. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for west central Ohio. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 11:11AM EDT until May 18 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 220 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO AUGLAIZE MERCER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CELINA, COLDWATER, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, ST. MARYS, AND WAPAKONETA.
Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 5:03PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 503 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Cridersville, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph, half inch hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible. Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Ada, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Forest, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Moulton, Blanchard, Mcguffey, Buckland, Uniopolis, Dola, Fryburg, Kossuth, Huntersville, St. Johns, Walton, and State Route 116 at State Route 197. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 118. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. Motorists should slow down and use extra caution. When thunder roars, go indoors! Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning threatens. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for west central Ohio. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
COLDWATER - A tragedy was averted Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Pool in Coldwater following the swift action of two lifeguards.
Nine-year-old Jasmine Adams was not breathing and was unconscious at the bottom of the pool when lifeguard Kristy Schaefer pulled her out of about 5 1/2 feet of water. [More]
Perfect weather conditions led to an early strawberry harvest and an abundance of the juicy, red fruit at local farms.
Oscar Jutte of Jutte's Fruit Farm & Landscaping in Fort Recovery said this year's bumper crop began to ripen in mid-May - the earliest in more than 20 years. [More]
ST. HENRY - Many residents in St. Henry and Burkettsville erroneously received telephone calls Wednesday night informing them of a tornado warning and the need to take shelter. The notification came as storms rumbled throughout much of the state.
House legislators are acting quickly to get seat belts in school buses following a student's death Wednesday in a bus crash in Muskingum County, 45 miles east of Columbus.
NEW BREMEN - Officials at New Bremen Local Schools will not be receiving a telephone call from the Ohio School Facilities Commission as previously expected.
A Celina man was injured Saturday night when his bicycle was rear-ended by a car in the 3300 block of Mud Pike. The mishap occurred at 6:48 p.m., according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
MINSTER - Authorities in this Auglaize County community are warning residents to lock their doors before leaving home in the wake of a weekend breaking and entering.
COLUMBUS - Once again there will be a large contingent of Grand Lake area athletes competing at the state track meet at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus this weekend.
MINSTER - In kindergarten, Megan Stueve was a visionary.
As she tagged along with her older sister, Erin, to softball practice, she pictured herself one day wearing Orange and Black and hurling softballs for the Minster Wildcats.
