Special Weather Statement issued April 19 at 9:54AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 954 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation. Locations impacted include... Montra, Newbern, New Jerusalem, Lockington, Ridgeway, Woodstock, Botkins, Mount Victory, Millerstown, Kiser Lake State Park, Hardin, Pemberton, Piqua, West Mansfield, East Liberty, St. Paris, Logansville, Belle Center, North Lewisburg, and Lakeview. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 77 and 106. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building. 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.
WAPAKONETA - The Heritage Trails Park District plans to pay $1.27 million for 70.92 acres of farmland and forests near St. Marys officials want to convert into a park.
The property in question borders the 16-acre Elizabeth Yahl Kuffner Nature Preserve. [More]
CELINA - While the region is forecast to get just a few inches of snow tonight, officials urge residents not to travel this evening into Friday morning as temperatures are predicted to rapidly plunge.
ST. MARYS- A sedan reportedly rear-ended a semitrailer near Townline Kossuth on U.S. Route 33, leaving a St. Marys man with serious injuries on Wednesday morning, according to spokesperson with the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
In French, Merry Christmas is "Joyeux Noël," and Ryan Mikesell is hoping that it will be a Joyeux Noël for himself and his ESSM Le Portel Cote D'Opale teammates.
