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Wind Advisory issued December 18 at 11:35AM EST until December 18 at 10:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Special Weather Statement issued December 18 at 4:07AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

Southerly winds will increase today ahead of an approaching cold front. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph can be expected with gusts of 35 to 45 mph at times this afternoon. Be sure to secure outdoor objects.

Monday, December 19th, 2016

Fire damages barn

Photo by William Kincaid/The Daily Standard

Firefighters walk around a pen in the 3100 block of Erastus-Durbin Road, Fort Recovery, on Saturday. Southwester Mercer Fire District Chief Kim Day this morning said a hay barn caught fire at about 11:50 a.m. The barn was considered a total loss and farm equipment also was damaged, he said. No one was injured. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Firefighters were on scene for about seven hours and crews from St. Henry and Coldwater assisted.

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