Tornado Warning issued May 7 at 7:46PM EDT until May 7 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
TORILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Southern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 746 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Fort Recovery, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include... Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Wabash, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Neptune, Carthagena, and Maria Stein.
Special Weather Statement issued May 7 at 7:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 740 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Fort Recovery, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 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... Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, New Knoxville, Moulton, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Buckland, Montezuma, Kossuth, Tama, Neptune, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Carthagena, and Bulkhead.
Tornado Watch issued May 7 at 6:01PM EDT until May 8 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 197 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY 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 12 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
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, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CAMP DIX, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, 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, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Today 78° Today 78° slight chance 59° 59° chance Tomorrow 80° Tomorrow 80° 58° 58°
Friday, December 30th, 2011
By Betty Lawrence
MONTEZUMA - Montezuma area resident Audrey Stoltz and her siblings, all in their 70s, remember very little about their father.
One day in the 1930s Leonard Stoltz went to the grocery and never came back.
The mystery of their missing dad was rekindled when his World War I dog tag was discovered earlier this year by a French couple near a small village in northeast France. [More]
Asset Allocation Associates Holiday Shootout Tournament
By Ryan Hines
CELINA - Greenville's strategy going into Thursday's matchup against Celina in the semifinals of the Asset Allocation Associates Holiday Shootout Tournament was for the Green Wave's defense to force the Bulldogs to score from the perimeter.
Scoring from the perimeter was not a problem for the Bulldogs as Celina canned 12-of-19 from three-point range en route to a convincing 67-49 win over Greenville. [More]
Obituaries on December 30th, 2011
Martin Menchhofer, 91, St. Marys, died Dec. 29, 2011, at St. Marys Living Cente [More]
Diana M. Reigelsperger, 63, Coldwater, died Dec. 27, 2011, at Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on December 30th, 2011
Subscriber stories on December 30th, 2011
1 Double Homicide
The top story of 2011 began when the bodies of a 70-year-old man and his 47-year-old daughter were found Nov. 30 at the Burrville home they shared.
Public hearing on Jan. 10 to explain programs, funding
Area communities and residents next month can learn about thousands of dollars in community development funds available from the state in 2012.
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Coldwater
COLDWATER - Village council members on Thursday night finished the year by enacting four pieces of legislation.
Council members unanimously approv
Kinzie, a 4-year-old Shih Tzu belonging to the Brent and Michelle Agler family of Mendon, was named Mercer County's Top Dog for 2012 during a ceremony Thursday at the Mercer County Auditor's Office.
Chatt Insurance Holiday Tournaments
ROCKFORD - The determination for the first win of the season was evident for the Parkway Panthers' boys basketball team.
The Panthers stayed within
Chatt Insurance Holiday Tournaments
ROCKFORD - During the first two years of the Chatt Insurance Holiday girls' tournament, the host Parkway Panthers never advanced to the title game and was forced to settle for a matchup in the consolation game.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Randy Bruns
The Minster girls' basketball team capped off the 2011 portion of the schedule with a dominating 71-29 victory over Elida in the championship game of the Vicki Mauk Holiday Tournament on Thursday at the Elida Fieldhouse.
ST. MARYS - The St. Henry Redskins saved their best performance of the season for their last game in 2011 as they went on the road and used a suffocating defense to key a 72-35 blowout over St. Marys on Thursday at Murotech Court.