Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:27PM EDT until March 22 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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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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Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
William Craft
William Stanley Craft, 61, Celina, died at 5:45 p.m. May 6, 2013, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford.
He was born May 19, 1951, in St. Marys, to Richard and Rosiemarie Baugher Craft. On June 20, 1975, he married Rita Combs, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Eddie Craft, Centerville; a daughter, Maria (Chris) Severt, Celina; a sister, Frances (Albert) Sue, Texas; four brothers-in-law, Ed (Brenda) Butt, Celina, Frank (Brenda) Combs, Michigan, Ron (Debbie) Miller, Celina, and James (Vicki) Combs, Celina; and three sisters-in-law, Madelyn Grunden, Norma Young and Kathy Craft, all of Celina.
Deceased are a brother, Larry Craft; a brother-in-law, Tom Combs; and a sister-in-law, Louise Beggs.
He graduated from Piqua High School in 1969, and was retired from the U.S. Post Office after 30 years. He served with the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam Conflict. He also had worked at Celina Utilities. He was a member of the Montezuma Church of Christ, as well as the the Celina Eagles, Moose Lodge, and American Legion.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Dr. Timothy White officiating. Burial with military services will follow at Swamp College Cemetery.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to State of the Heart Hospice.
Condolences may be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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