Flood Watch issued April 2 at 9:21PM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, 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...Through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur into the weekend with the heaviest rain expect Thursday night into Friday morning and then again Saturday into Saturday night.
Tornado Watch issued April 2 at 9:13PM EDT until April 3 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 103 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY 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 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON OWEN PENDLETON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
HIGHLAND
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, CARROLLTON, CELINA, 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, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 3 at 12:00AM EDT until April 3 at 12:45AM 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... Western Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Darke County in west central Ohio... Southern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 1245 AM EDT.
* At 1200 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Fryburg, Montra, Union Corners, Newbern, Bradford, Lockington, Darke County Airport, Covington, Botkins, State Route 47 at US Route 127, Fort Loramie, Hardin, Pemberton, Logansville, Bloomer, Lakeview, Lake Loramie State Park, Sidney, Plattsville, and Minster.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 84 and 107.
57° 57° chance Thu 68° Thu 68° chance 49° 49° Fri 57° Fri 57° likely
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Obituaries on December 11th, 2012
Nora Lee Smith, 82, Celina, died at 4:47 p.m. Dec. 9, 2012, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
R. Lamar Roebuck, 80, Lima, died at 7:57 a.m. Dec. 10, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Leroy Earl Lower, 62, St. Marys, died Dec. 2, 2102, at the VA Medical Center in [More]
Lowell E. Liette, 80, North Star, died Dec. 10, 2012, at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. [More]
Stories on December 11th, 2012
William Meyer talks of faith, bravery at St. Henry High School
ST. HENRY - William Meyer witnessed unspeakable atrocities at the age many modern American children receive their first cellular phones.
He was 11 when Gestapo officers arrested him outside the clockmaker shop of his neighbor, Corrie ten Boom, a Jewish sympathizer. [More]
Patrons switch to buying essential items
While the bad economy has been good for sales at stores featuring used inventory, the greater change has been in what shoppers are buying.
"We have [More]
CELINA - Some city council members are having second thoughts about allowing downtown businesses to put up sidewalk obstructions such as fences and advertising signs.
ST. MARYS - Water rates need to be raised as quickly as possible to offset funding deficits, city officials say.
City council members on Monday heard first reading of an emergency resolution that would raise water rates for St. Marys residents by 34 percent in two years.
MARIA STEIN - Treasurer Paul Gagel called the roll for the last time Monday night at the board of education meeting.
Gagel, who is retiring effecti
Coldwater
COLDWATER - Coldwater village council members on Monday approved legislation allowing the village to enter into an agreement with Miamisburg-based Solar Power and Light LLC to have solar panels installed near the wastewater treatment facility and village offices on Sycamore Street.
2013 appropriations higher than 2012
CELINA - With only one regular meeting scheduled for December, city council members on Monday night heard 20 pieces of legislation.
The centerpiece of the agenda was first reading of the 2013 budget.
ST. HENRY - Village council members on Monday heard the second of three readings to grant village employees an average 2 1/2 percent raise beginning in January.
A Celina man was sentenced recently in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court in connection with a drug-related incident.
Kyle E. Bourelle, 29, 632 Grove St., Celina, received a 9-month prison term after pleading guilty to abusing harmful intoxicants, a fifth-degree felony.
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen girls' basketball team got out to a strong start and did not let up as the Cardinals defeated Botkins 39-26 on Monday night at Cardinal Gymnasium. [More]
CELINA - Having a whole new team this year has Wright State University-Lake Campus women's basketball head coach Nikki Mescher joking that she feels like Kentucky men's basketball head coach John Calipari.
Local pictures on December 11th, 2012