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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Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
St. Marys
By Amy Kronenberger
ST. MARYS - Safety service director Eric Ostling was fired from his position Tuesday after only three months on the job.
Mayor Pat McGowan would not give a reason for Ostling's dismissal, only saying he wanted to go in another direction. Police chief Greg Foxhoven will serve as interim director until a new person can be hired. [More]
Classmates' support of their friend continues
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - Two colorful blankets bear pictures of a friend who is gone but not forgotten. Memories of her also have been set to music - pop music no less - on a new CD.
Sixth-graders at Minster Elementary School wanted a way to comfort the family of 12-year-old Maureen "Mo" Meiring, who died Monday morning after a 19-month battle with brain cancer. [More]
Obituaries on January 30th, 2013
Agnes D. (Kramer) Knapke, 88, Versailles, passed away at 4:45 p.m. Jan. 28, 2013, at the Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
Ty Boeckman, 43, Coldwater, died Jan. 29, 2013, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Alma E. Kuest, 97, New Bremen, died at 7:10 a.m. Jan. 27, 2013, at Otterbein Retirement Living Community, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on January 30th, 2013
Subscriber stories on January 30th, 2013
BURKETTSVILLE - This sleepy little town will be invaded by the roar of trucks and rumble of heavy equipment this summer.
A nearly $1.2 million revi
MARIA STEIN - Three farms are seeking state permits to build an operation that would house 610,000 pullets (young hens) at 873 Reichert Road.
The p
Temporary fences and advertising signs allowed with permit
CELINA - After months of discussion and research, city council members on Monday night approved the final reading of an ordinance setting a new downtown policy for fences, advertising signs and other street obstructions.
ST. HENRY - A new barber shop has opened in the location of a previous shop in downtown St. Henry.
Corey Everman of the Maria Stein area is now operating the Barber Shop on Mane, 141 E. Main St., in the location previously used by retired barber Scott Rindler.
ANSONIA - Fort Recovery's girls basketball coach Doug Bihn summed up Tuesday's performance against Ansonia in one word.
Ugly.
The Indians weren't at their best against Ansonia (2-16) but still rolled to a 60-29 win in Darke County to improve to 11-4 this season.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Marion Local's boys basketball team forced two overtimes against Jackson Center before the host Tigers - last year's state runner-up in Division IV - pulled away for a 55-51 win over the Flyers on Tuesday night in Shelby County.
North/South Football Game
A quartet of local standout football players will be competing in the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association's North-South Game on April 27.