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Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 3:58PM EDT until July 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Mercer and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 356 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Fort Loramie, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, New Knoxville, Russia, Osgood, Willowdell, Chickasaw, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Lake Loramie State Park, Egypt, Maria Stein, Mccartyville and Houston.

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Scott Nally, second from right, director of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, takes part in a news conference Wednesday at Wright State University-Lake Campus to discuss Grand Lake. To his left are Jim Zehringer, director of Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and Tony Forshey, interim director of Ohio Department of Agriculture and state veterinarian. To Nally's right is George Elmaraghy, chief of OEPA Division of Surface Water. Also present were Karl Gebhardt, director of the state's Division of Soil and Water Resources; Gene Phillips, chief of the Bureau of Environmental Health at the Ohio Department of Health; and Glen Cobb, deputy director of Recreation and Resource Management.

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