Flood Advisory issued August 10 at 10:45PM EDT until August 11 at 1:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 145 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1045 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Rockford, Moulton, Mendon, Buckland, Neptune, Tama, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Kossuth and Chattanooga.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 7:26PM EDT until August 11 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 560 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
WAYNE
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, GREENVILLE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST JEFFERSON, AND XENIA.
Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, 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 Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 11:11PM EDT until August 11 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1111 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Bellefontaine, Kenton, West Liberty, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Waynesfield, Belle Center, West Mansfield, Chippewa Park, Northwood, Roundhead, Quincy, Mount Victory, Rushsylvania, Huntsville, Ridgeway, Valley Hi, Zanesfield and Big Springs.
69° 69° chance Tue 82° Tue 82° likely 66° 66° likely Wed 82° Wed 82° chance
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
By Nancy Allen
WAPAKONETA - Despite push back on pending legislation designed to reduce phosphorous runoff and protect inland lakes, one of the bill's sponsors says it will pass.
Under Senate Bill 150, those who apply man-made commercial fertilizer would have to [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - An area veterinarian recently pleaded no contest in court to practicing acupuncture on four people.
Ronald C. Anders, 58, 800 N. Seventh St., Coldwater, offered the plea last week to four "certificate of practice" violations in Celina Municipal Court. The misdemeanor charges stem from incidents in 2009 and 2011. [More]
Obituaries on March 19th, 2014
Mary Ann Garman Baker, 66, Coldwater, passed away March 17, at the Ohio State University Medical Center. [More]
Rosanna "Rosie" Franz, 81, Celina, formerly of Henryville, Ind., went to be wit [More]
Lucas R. Roudebush, 25, Coldwater, died March 14, 2014, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Vera Ellen Huffman, 89, North Manchester, Ind., formerly of Clearwater, Fla., Lima and Mendon, passed away March 15, 2014, in North Manchester. [More]
Lucille M. Snyder Matchett, 95, Fort Recovery, died March 18, 2014, at Hull Cottage in Fort Recovery. [More]
Loeva May Maki, 98, a resident of Elmwood of New Bremen, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died at 6:30 p.m. March 17, 2014, at Elmwood of New Bremen. [More]
Celina native Frank Lionel Beams, 77, of Los Angeles, Calif., and formerly of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away March 15, 2014, of complications due to pneumonia. [More]
Local pictures on March 19th, 2014
Subscriber stories on March 19th, 2014
COLDWATER - Mercer County will pay a rural farmer nearly $1,300 for 162 chickens killed by roaming dogs.
County commissioners on Tuesday approved paying $1,296 to Paul Jutte, 3233 Siegrist-Jutte Road, Coldwater, for the loss of the golden comet chickens at his farm on March 8.
ROCKFORD - Village officials hope to secure grant funds to replace water lines that froze during the frigid winter.
Council members on Tuesday pass
FORT RECOVERY - Next month's Easter vacation will be reduced to one day after board of education members Monday night approved a contingency plan with classes on April 17 and 21 to make up canceled days.
ROCKFORD - A fire that started early this morning southeast of Rockford reportedly killed chickens and destroyed a pole barn and small chicken coop.
Firefighters from Rockford and Celina responded to a 911 call at 1:30 a.m. at 9447 Hellwarth Road; the owner's name was not available at press time.
Extension signed for land purchase
MARIA STEIN - Proposed expansion of the Marion Township Industrial Park continues to move forward.
The Marion Community Development Organization learned at a recent meeting that Nieberding Ventures LLC, a company formed by Pat and Nancy Nieberding, has signed an extension to the purchase option.
A Coldwater man serving 13 years in prison for a 2012 traffic crash that killed two people and seriously injured a third is appealing his case to the Ohio Supreme Court, according to court records filed Monday.
KETTLERSVILLE - A Botkins teen was killed Tuesday evening when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a pickup truck driven by a New Knoxville man on Lock Two Road.
Mikesell, Goettemoeller the choices for top player, coach
To say that the decision of who would be The Daily Standard's Boys Basketball Player of the Year was difficult would be an understatement.
Three players distanced themselves from the rest of the field to contend for the honor.
Division III-IV Boys Basketball All-Ohio
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Tri-Village and Crestview earned player and coach honors as the Associated Press released its Divisions III and IV All-Ohio boys basketball honors on Tuesday night. The two teams meet in the Division IV state semifinals on Thursday in Columbus.