Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:23PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Darke County in west central Ohio... Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 822 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Monroe to Redkey, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Osgood, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, North Star, Montezuma, New Weston, Yorkshire, Chattanooga, Kossuth, Tama, North Dayton, and Maria Stein.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:26PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 826 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ada to near Lakeview, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include... Kenton, Ada, Forest, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center, Chippewa Park, Blanchard, Roundhead, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Patterson, Dola, Huntersville, Pfeiffer, Big Springs, and State Route 195 at State Route 235.
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
By Timothy Cox
Celina city water crews ran into serious problems while trying to help a resident with frozen water pipes on South Ash Street this week.
While working on the problem, a piece of machinery ruptured a natural gas line, forcing a response from Dominion East Ohio and temporary closure of the street. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - Village employees will begin paying 10 percent of their health insurance premiums as a result of action taken by Minster village council Tuesday night.
Administrator Don Harrod said the village will retain Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield coverage through Ohio Insurances Services despite a 10.46 percent increase effective March 1. Health insurance costs for the basic plan will rise from $197,000 to $217,000 per year. [More]
Obituaries on February 22nd, 2007
Thomas T. Homan Sr., 77, Coldwater, died Feb. 19, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Larry Wayne Joseph, 59, 614 Hierholzer St., Celina, died 9:20 p.m. Feb. 20, 2007, at his residence of natural causes. [More]
Paul J. "Joe" Schroer, 83, 210 Wagoner St., Fort Recovery, died at 6:40 p.m. Feb. 20, 2007, at his residence. [More]
Orville B. Winner, 74, 12555 Meranda Road, Anna, died at 11:45 p.m. Feb. 21, 2007, at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on February 22nd, 2007
Subscriber stories on February 22nd, 2007
An EPA consultant said water quality tests show most streams in the Grand Lake and Beaver Creek watersheds need significant reductions in nutrient and bacteria levels to meet Federal Clean Water Act regulations.
Grand Lake area school districts will be making up weather days
Snow wasn't the only thing that piled up last week.
Most school districts across the Grand Lake area have reached or exceeded their state allotment
There will be another Crown Equipment Corp. office in New Bremen's future, but rezoning efforts have been postponed pending finalization of plans by the company. The matter had been scheduled for village council consideration Tuesday night.
A 20-year-old Indianapolis man, who came to Celina to pick up a shipment of marijuana, is headed to prison following a Wednesday morning appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
ROCKFORD - More than 3,000 bicyclists from throughout the United States will make a morning stop in Rockford during Community Days this year as part of the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA).
6:30 p.m. Friday - Redskins Gymnasium
Tip-Offs: Marion Local has played well of late. Unfortunately, the Flyers have run into some buzzsaws. Last Friday saw Marion take MAC champ New Knox
6:30 p.m. Friday - Wildcats Gymnasium
Tip-Off: The Cardinals extended their win streak to three with another nail biter that saw another Scott Steineman game-winner. New Bremen will look to equal a season-best four-game win streak on Friday in the annual Battle of Route 66.
6:30 p.m. Friday - McBroom Gymnasium
Tip-off: The Roughriders have been hot of late, winning three straight and five of the last seven. A win on Friday gives them their longest win streak of the season.
6:30 p.m. Friday - The Palace
Tip-Off: Coldwater rebounded from a last-second loss at New Bremen with a convincing win over Wapakoneta on Saturday night to ensure coach Mike Kanney's his first double-digit win season at his alma mater.
6:30 p.m. Friday - Wapak High School
Tip-Off: Celina has continued to improve as the season has gone on picking up wins along the way. Celina held off a late Defiance charge on Friday before giving a tough LCC squad all it could handle before losing by six on Saturday night.