Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 5:13PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 513 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Wapakoneta to Bradford, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, pea size hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible. Locations impacted include... Sidney, Piqua, Greenville, St. Marys, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Botkins, Lakeview, New Knoxville, Chippewa Park, Hardin, Webster, Quincy, and Russia. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 83 and 105. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. Motorists should slow down and use extra caution. When thunder roars, go indoors! Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning threatens. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for west central Ohio. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 11:11AM EDT until May 18 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 220 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO AUGLAIZE MERCER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CELINA, COLDWATER, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, ST. MARYS, AND WAPAKONETA.
Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 5:03PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 503 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Cridersville, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph, half inch hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and very heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible. Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, Ada, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Forest, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Moulton, Blanchard, Mcguffey, Buckland, Uniopolis, Dola, Fryburg, Kossuth, Huntersville, St. Johns, Walton, and State Route 116 at State Route 197. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 106 and 118. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. Motorists should slow down and use extra caution. When thunder roars, go indoors! Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning threatens. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for west central Ohio. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
CELINA - Celina City Schools Board of Education members are starting to plan for future building needs.
Board members Thursday began reviewing the qualifications of four architecture firms that want to develop a plan for improving or replacing the district's school buildings. Superintendent Jesse Steiner said he contacted Lesko Architecture, Buehrer Group, Fanning Howey and Garmann Miller and Associates for their qualifications to assess the buildings. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Down nine points in the third quarter, Marion Local worked its way back to tie Fort Recovery and send the game into overtime.
In the extra session, Emily Mescher's stick back off her own miss with 4.2 seconds left kept the Flyers unbeaten with their 51-49 win over the Indians at the Hangar in the Midwest Athletic Conference opener for both teams. [More]
SIDNEY - A $200,000 bond has been set for a St. Marys man charged with involuntary manslaughter and aggravated arson in connection with a fire that killed one man and injured a dozen other people.
CELINA - A St. Marys man on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he left his 2-year-old son alone in a truck with weapons and drugs in October.
NEW KNOXVILLE - A critical intentional foul on Minster was pivotal in New Knoxville's last-second Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball victory Thursday night at New Knoxville as senior Meg Reineke hit a jumper in the lane with 3.2 seconds left to lift the Rangers to a 40-38 victory.
Heather Heiby scored a game-high 16 points and her teammates Trish Dennis and Hailey McGillvary each poured in 15 to lead Celina past Elida 58-51 in the Western Buckeye League opener at the Elida Fieldhouse.
