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.
Today 66° Today 66° 48° 48° chance Tomorrow 64° Tomorrow 64° slight chance 58° 58° chance
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Thursday, January 18th, 2024
Wilbert Kemper
Wilbert E. Kemper, age 91 of Maria Stein, Ohio died Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.
He was born on Christmas Day in 1932 to the late Joseph & Catherine (Dahlinghaus) Kemper in Maria Stein, Ohio.
He is survived by brothers & sister-in-law: Jerome & Bernadetta Kemper, Osgood, Joseph Kemper, Maria Stein, and 20 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers & sister: Werner & Viola Kemper, Linus & Georgia Kemper, Rita & William Baltes, infant Francis Kemper, sister-in-law Shirley Kemper and three nephews.
He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Maria Stein and a veteran of the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1957. Wilbert enjoyed playing cards, singles dances, but had a special love for farming and working the land with his brother Joe.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 22, 2024 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Maria Stein. Burial with full military honors will follow at St. John Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, January 21, 2024 and from 9 to 10 a.m. on Monday.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Shrine of the Holy Relics and the Spiritual Center of Maria Stein.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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