Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:27PM EDT until March 22 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Champaign County in west central Ohio... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 927 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near New Bremen to near Fountain City, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Troy, Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Greenville, Tipp City, West Milton, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, and Pleasant Hill.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 67 and 106.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT 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 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
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, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:19PM EDT until March 22 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 918 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Dunkirk to 7 miles east of Piqua, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include... Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Urbana, Kenton, St. Paris, West Liberty, Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, and Blanchard.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 79 and 99.
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Saturday, January 15th, 2011
State, local officials to meet next week to decide on second alum study
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - The state will decide next week whether to conduct another alum study on Grand Lake. Results of that study would determine if a whole lake treatment should be done this year to reduce toxic algae blooms.
Members of the volunteer Lake [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - The boys basketball edition of The Battle of Grand Lake at the Fieldhouse on Friday was about as hard-hitting as the football edition.
In the end, Celina hit timely free throws down the stretch and held off a tenacious group from St. Marys 58-50 to go to 2-1 in Western Buckeye League play and 9-2 on the season. [More]
Obituaries on January 15th, 2011
Terrence "Terry" J. Hilgefort, 58, Piqua, formerly of Fort Loramie, died Jan. 13, 2011, at the Dayton VA Medical Center. [More]
Orval "Dick" Mowery, 76, St. Marys, died Jan. 14, 2011, at his residence.
He [More]
Donald A. Craft, 73, rural New Bremen, died Jan. 14, 2011, at Joint Township Di [More]
Susan Stump, 63, of Celina, died Jan. 14, 2011, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospi [More]
Local pictures on January 15th, 2011
Subscriber stories on January 15th, 2011
Hundreds of thousands of dollars flowing into the general funds of municipalities throughout Mercer County will be cut off if the Ohio legislature votes to end the estate tax.
Mailek Sharpe jailed in Indiana waiting extradition
A convicted sex offender turned himself in to Indiana authorities early Friday morning after local officials tapped the U.S. Marshal's Service and the public for help.
Mercer County
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners this week elected Bob Nuding as board chairman for 2011.
Longtime commissioner Jerry Laffin served as chairman throughout 2010.
MARIA STEIN - With five minutes left in the game, Friday night's battle between the Versailles Tigers and the Marion Local Flyers looked like it would go down to the wire.
NEW BREMEN - The New Knoxville Rangers used great play on both ends of the court and a huge first half to rout the New Bremen Cardinals, 59-25, in Midwest Athletic Conference boys basketball action Friday at New Bremen High School.
Midwest Athletic Conference Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Recovery shut down Coldwater for most of the first half and the start of the second half to remain unbeaten in
Western Buckeye League Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Van Wert pulled away from Bath in the second half to take sole possession of the Western Buckeye League standings with a 66-59 win over the Wildcats at the Cougar Den on Friday night.