Special Weather Statement issued September 3 at 7:16PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 716 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Spencerville to near Rockford to 10 miles northwest of Celina, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, Rockford, Mendon, Buckland, Montezuma, Chattanooga, Kossuth, Tama, Neptune, State Route 116 at State Route 197, and Bulkhead.

Special Weather Statement issued September 3 at 6:46PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 646 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Van Wert to near Monroe, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph, 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. Lightning can cause serious injury or death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible.
Locations impacted include... Rockford, Mendon, Chattanooga, and Tama.
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.
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.

Heat Advisory issued September 3 at 3:40PM EDT until September 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Heat index values of 100 to 105 expected.
* WHERE...Delaware, Licking, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Thursday, August 31st, 2017

How to help

By Sydney Albert

Local residents wanting to contribute to the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts can consider the following:

• The Civil Air Patrol, Celina Squadron OH-231, is looking for donated items. Items include but are not limited to cases of water, canned food, infant formula, diapers and non-perishable food. Members also will take cash donations. For additional information, email jonathan.jeffries@ohwg.cap.gov.

• Local Catholic churches will collect donated items and money to send to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, which will ship donations to the affected area.

• People can donate money through redcross.org.

• People can donate money through unitedway.org or go to the website of the following United Way branches:

United Way of Brazoria County in Angleton, Texas; United Way of Central Texas; United Way of the Coastal Bend in Corpus Christi, Texas; United Way of Galveston; United Way of Greater Austin; United Way of Greater Houston; United Way of Metropolitan Dallas; United Way of Orange County; United Way of Southwest Louisiana; United Way of Williamson County and Victoria County United Way.

Note: Other charitable organizations collecting donations should email information today to newsdept@dailystandard.com. The Daily Standard will publish and/or post the information on dailystandard.com and The Daily Standard Facebook page.

Update:
Church accepting donations

The Grand Lake United Methodist Committee on Relief is accepting monetary and other donations to respond to the needs of communities and families impacted by Hurricane Harvey.

Checks may be made out to Grand Lake UMC, and committee members ask donors to note "Hurricane Harvey" on the memo line. The church will forward the donations through the conference to Texas.

Grand Lake UMC is also accepting donations for emergency clean-up buckets. Buckets and a list of needed items are available at the Connection Center at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Celina, or at Montezuma United Methodist Church. Residents may fill the buckets with needed items and return them by Sept. 17.

UMCOR will truck the buckets to Texas on Sept. 22.

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