Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 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, Ripley, Union and Wayne 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...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Monday, November 15th, 2010
Celina area home destroyed in blaze
By Margie Wuebker
CELINA - An ember from a small trash fire apparently sparked a blaze that destroyed a Jefferson Township cottage Saturday afternoon.
The summer cottage, located at 121 Beech Ave. south of state Route 703, was fully engulfed when Celina Fire Department personnel arrived on the scene shortly after 2 p.m. [More]
Obituaries on November 15th, 2010
Lawrence F. Link, 83, Fort Recovery, died at 12:25 a.m. Nov. 14, 2010, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Linda K. Huber, 61, Celina, died Nov. 13, 2010, at her home.
She was born Sep [More]
Shane M. Long, 19, Fort Recovery, died Nov. 14, 2010, at Mercer County Communit [More]
Dallas C. Short, 72, Montezuma, died Nov. 12, 2010, at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. [More]
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Subscriber stories on November 15th, 2010
ROCKFORD - The Motor Inn Truck Stop was robbed at gunpoint early this morning.
Mercer County Sheriff's deputies and Rockford Police officers respon
Mercer SWCD board OKs requesting $151,074 in appropriations for 2011
MONTEZUMA - Corn silage leachate seeped from a silo and polluted about 150 feet of Beaver Creek south of Montezuma early this month, Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) board members learned at their meeting Friday.
Cavs force OT with 3.4 seconds remaining; Rammel runs for the winning touchdown
SIDNEY - For 47 minutes and 57 seconds, Coldwater struggled to find the end zone against Hamilton Badin in the Division V Region 20 semifinals.
Timing, it seemed, was everything.