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.
The Wind Advisory has been cancelled. (details ...)
The Wind Advisory has been cancelled and is no longer in effect.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 11:25PM EDT until April 2 at 11:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1125 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Waynesfield, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include... Roundhead, Dola, Kenton, Silver Creek, Belle Center, Jumbo, Lakeview, Huntersville, Uniopolis, Waynesfield, St. Johns, Walton, Blanchard, Alger, Mentzer, New Hampshire, State Route 195 at State Route 235, Mcguffey, Ada, and Chippewa Park.
57° 57° chance Thu 68° Thu 68° chance 49° 49° Fri 57° Fri 57° likely
Thursday, February 11th, 2016
By Claire Giesige
NEW BREMEN - Plans for a new or renovated elementary school building are proceeding, board members learned Wednesday evening.
Architecture and engineering firm Garmann-Miller & Associates, Minster, presented three rough sketches of possible building locations to board members. Firm co-founder Bradley Garmann said the plans were strictly conceptual and specifics such as cost and size have yet to be finalized. [More]
Obituaries on February 11th, 2016
Alice M. Clawson, 80, Lima, died on Feb. 7, 2016, at her residence.
Rites are [More]
Rhett Eldon LeRoy Piper, 1 month, died at 7:44 p.m. Feb. 7, 2016, at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima. [More]
Ruth Revolt-Alexander, 98, St. Marys, died on Feb. 6, 2016, at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on February 11th, 2016
Subscriber stories on February 11th, 2016
CELINA - Mercer County this year is eligible to apply for up to $4.26 million in state grants for infrastructure, housing and other enhancement projects.
ST. MARYS - The school district's books are falling behind the times and falling apart, the district's curriculum director warned.
Officials need to update the textbooks to meet changing education standards, curriculum director Kim Overman told school board members at Wednesday's meeting.
Grants will help fund estimated $2.5M project, firm's representative says
CHICKASAW - Village council members are a step closer to starting a water treatment plant and water tower project and learned the cost is estimated at about $2.5 million.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Elections personnel on Wednesday performed final checks and calibrations on voting equipment for the March 15 primary election.
Friday Night Spotlight
FORT RECOVERY - Purple and White on one side. Red and White on the other.
The student sections from Fort Recovery and St. Henry will be wild and boisterous as usual.
Prep Highlights
It's a safe bet to say that St. Henry, Fort Recovery and Coldwater will be pulling for the Minster boys basketball team this Friday when it meets Versailles.
Curtain Call
As former St. Henry basketball standout Joe Niekamp inspects his scrapbook from his senior season in 1976, he readily admits that after four decades it is probably the first time he has read many of the clippings.