Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 8:23PM EDT until March 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
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 4th, 2010
By Shelley Grieshop
The death of a 59-year-old Wapakoneta woman on Friday was due to the H1N1 flu, local health officials have confirmed.
The mother and grandmother, who was not identified by Auglaize County Health Commissioner Charlotte Parsons, died at Lima Memorial Hospital. The Ohio Department of Health has confirmed the death as the result of contracting H1N1 flu, she added. [More]
Mercer County Board of Elections
By William Kincaid
Mercer County Board of Election members are holding a formal hearing next week to decide whether a recently submitted notice of protest to a referendum petition in Franklin Township should be upheld.
The hearing - in which witnesses will be subpoenaed - is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Mercer County Courthouse auditorium. If board members need additional time, a decision could be rendered as late as 9 a.m. Feb. 12 in the auditorium. [More]
Obituaries on February 4th, 2010
Berkley "Cubby" Mabry, 56, 932 Hendricks Ave., St. Marys, died suddenly at 7:48 [More]
Former St. Marys resident Anna R. Miller, 87, died Feb. 2, 2010, in Pittsburgh, Pa. [More]
Local pictures on February 4th, 2010
Subscriber stories on February 4th, 2010
Employee of Celina shop fights through the pain
Local airbrush artist Thad Gross saw the F-150 truck in front of him on U.S. 33 near Wapakoneta as he drove home in late August on his Honda CBR 900RR sport bike, but the green Firebird that passed him caught his eye.
St. Henry
ST. HENRY - St. Henry Middle School has received designation as a "high-performing, growth-oriented" educational system for the fourth consecutive year.
Pair of Cavs officially announce college choices
COLDWATER - Eric Lefeld admitted that the thought of playing college football was a late thought in the process.
But in the last two seasons, the Coldwater defensive end picked up his game, and colleges were taking notice.
Pair of Cavs officially announce college choices
COLDWATER - The old saying goes "Good things come to those who wait."
The saying rings true with Keith Wenning.
After serving as a backup quarterback for two years, Wenning took the starting job for Coldwater this year and proceeded to rewrite the Cavaliers' record book.
NEW BREMEN - When New Bremen High School senior Justin Eilerman signed his national letter-of-intent to run cross country and track at NCAA Division II's University of Findlay, it was the logical next step to a very successful high school career.
The overwhelming theme for Chris Bihn and the Celina boys basketball team this week has been to stay focused on the task at hand.
Focus has been a
Tonight
Girls Basketball
Parkway (8-7, 1-4 MAC) at Marion Local (12-3, 6-0 MAC)
With the tournament draw this Sunday, both teams will look to shore up favorable spots in their respective sectionals.