Winter Weather Advisory issued February 5 at 11:30AM EST until February 6 at 5:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 5 AM EST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Difficult travel conditions are possible. The hazardous conditions could impact this evening's commute.
Today 32° Today 32° 29° 29° Tomorrow 45° Tomorrow 45° chance 24° 24°
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Dry conditions have sparked numerous field fires in Mercer County this past week. This wheat field southeast of the intersection of Fleetfoot and state Route 119 caught fire earlier this week.

Related online story:
Dry weather stressing firefighters and farmers
Ongoing hot, dry weather is giving farmers and firefighters a rough time.
More than a dozen mostly wheat field and ditch fires have been reported in Mercer County this week, the 911 log shows. None have been reported so far in Auglaize County. [More]
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