Special Weather Statement issued April 19 at 9:54AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 954 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving east at 55 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... Montra, Newbern, New Jerusalem, Lockington, Ridgeway, Woodstock, Botkins, Mount Victory, Millerstown, Kiser Lake State Park, Hardin, Pemberton, Piqua, West Mansfield, East Liberty, St. Paris, Logansville, Belle Center, North Lewisburg, and Lakeview. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 77 and 106. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. 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.
GRAND LAKE - Some professors and a local student at Bowling Green State University are experimenting with Grand Lake water to get a less harmful type of algae to grow so it can be harvested.
The experiment, a collaboration between BGSU, the city of Celina and Algaeventure Systems, Marysville, began about four weeks ago. [More]
People with questions regarding Monday's algae bloom on Grand Lake or any other Grand Lake algae questions should call EPA representative Darla Peelle at 614-644-2160 or e-mail her at darla.peelle@epa.state.oh.us.
The Grand Lake/Wabash River Watershed has been approved for $1.5 million in federal funds for conservation efforts that reduce soil and nutrient runoff.
St. Marys American Legion Post 323 were swept in a doubleheader by the Miami Valley Wolverines on Wednesday night at Wittenberg University's Davidson Stadium in Springfield. The Wolverines won 3-1 and 5-3 to drop Post 323 to 0-3 on the season.
