Special Weather Statement issued May 19 at 5:17PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 517 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Berne, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... Celina, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chattanooga, Neptune, and Tama.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for west central Ohio.
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.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 19 at 4:39PM EDT until May 19 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 231 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN RIPLEY
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
UNION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, CAMDEN, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, KENTON, KETTERING, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PIQUA, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, WAPAKONETA, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, AND XENIA.
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2026
By Abigail Miller
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery officials plan to seek a second opinion after they received an estimate of nearly $10 million for a new upgraded wastewater treatment system earlier this month.
At the village council's regular meeting on Monday, village administrator Aaron Rengers said Kleinfelder, a Defiance-based engineering firm, sent him an engineer's estimate of $9.67 million to overhaul the village's wastewater treatment system on May 8. [More]
Obituaries on May 19th, 2026
Lucille Stahl, age 94, of St. Henry, died on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Trustwell Living in Celina. [More]
Michael Herbert Stein, age 71, of Fort Recovery, passed away peacefully at his home at 8:48 AM on Sunday, May 17, 2026. [More]
Joe Chaney, 88, Mendon, died May 18, 2026, at Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing [More]
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Subscriber stories on May 19th, 2026
CELINA - School board members will likely convene a special meeting in the next few weeks to settle on a student occupancy date for the new grades 7-12 building.
FORT RECOVERY - After a brief work session on Monday, Fort Recovery Board of Education members discussed the district's cybersecurity protocols and heard an update on upgrades at Barrenbrugge Athletic Park.
MINSTER - A powerhouse architecture, engineering and planning firm has solidified its presence in the state with the strategic opening of a new office in northeast Ohio.
CELINA - A 38-year-old Greenville woman was arrested for drug possession, and a 30-year-old Celina man was arrested for vandalism, all over the weekend in Mercer County.