Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 7:57AM EDT until August 11 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Wayne County in east central Indiana... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 756 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fort Recovery to 7 miles northwest of Muncie, moving south at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Richmond, Greenville, Centerville, Arcanum, Hagerstown, Union City, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, New Madison, Fountain City, Dublin, Franklin, Wayne Lakes, Gettysburg, Greens Fork, Pitsburg, Bethel, Hollansburg, Rossburg, and Palestine.
This includes I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 134 and 148.
Flood Watch issued August 11 at 4:12AM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be 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 into Wednesday morning. 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.
Today 83° Today 83° chance 66° 66° chance Tomorrow 83° Tomorrow 83° slight chance slight chance 66° 66° chance likely
Thursday, June 4th, 2020
Obituaries on June 4th, 2020
Charles L. "Doc" Garman, age 86 of New Bremen, died on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 [More]
Donald L. "Donnie" Jones, 81, died on March 15, 2020, at his home near Convoy. [More]
Stories on June 4th, 2020
CELINA - An eighth person has died from COVID-19 and three news cases of the virus reported on Wednesday raised Mercer County's total count to 218.
In Auglaize County, one new confirmed case raised that county's confirmed total to 69. [More]
MARIA STEIN - The Starlight Drive-In will open this weekend, with additional rules intended to protect staff and customers from the coronavirus.
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CELINA - Lawyers for a Portland, Indiana, woman accused of murder say statements she made to law enforcement should be suppressed because officers did not sufficiently explain her rights.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week awarded a nearly $240,000 contract to a Celina company to replace an aging wastewater pump station at Scotty's Beach in East Jefferson Township.
CELINA - The Taste of Celina Block Party & Car Show, one of the city's most popular events, has been canceled, organizers announced Wednesday on social media.
CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff's deputies on Wednesday arrested a registered sex offender for failure to register his address for the third time this year.
Amazing Athletes
At a 2009 event in St. Henry, former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce told the story about coming to St. Henry to recruit Jim Lachey.
Bruce recalled that he saw the steeple of the St. Henry Catholic Church and thought he would to lose Lachey to Notre Dame.
Amazing Athletes
Jacqui (Dippold) was a state regular and a record breaker.
It's easy to see the reason why she made the top-four on St. Henry's Amazing Athletes list.
"It's a great day to be a Falcon," said Romie Schwieterman during a phone conversation on Tuesday night.
Many people close to the Bowling Green State University baseball program are echoing his message. [More]
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