Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers... St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford. * WHEN...Until this afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Friday's line of storms began west of Chicago and included damaging winds that affected communities all the way to the Atlantic Coast.
Power was knocked out to 1 million customers in Ohio; most communities in Mercer and Auglaize counties had electricity restored Saturday afternoon. [More]
ST. HENRY - Parkway opened the 2012 Mercer County ACME baseball sectional tournament by overtaking Fort Recovery in five innings with a 14-3 triumph on Sunday at the Wally Post Athletic Complex in St. Henry.
Farmers in Mercer and Auglaize counties sustained millions of dollars in mostly structural damage and some lost animals related to Friday's storm that collapsed buildings and tore off roofs.
Coldwater woman receives assistance after storm damages home
COLDWATER - Jean Fortkamp of Coldwater was watching TV in her family room Friday afternoon when she heard the wind pick up outside. Before she could get up from her couch, a large section of a tree from her backyard came crashing through her ceiling about two feet from where she sat.
MINSTER - The Wapakoneta Redskins' ACME baseball team took advantage of some shoddy fielding with some timely hits to defeat the New Bremen Cardinals 5-0 in the opener of the Auglaize County sectional tournament on Sunday afternoon at Hanover Street Park.
ROSSBURG - Eldora Speedway's victory lane is one of the most coveted places in all of short track racing and on Saturday night three drivers made their first visit to the hallowed ground.
