Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 31 at 6:02PM EDT until April 1 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 82 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE HARDIN MERCER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, CELINA, COLDWATER, KENTON, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, ST. MARYS, AND WAPAKONETA.
Special Weather Statement issued March 31 at 9:16PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 916 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Lima, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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... Kenton, Ada, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Forest, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Blanchard, Mount Victory, Mcguffey, Patterson, Dola, Grant, Silver Creek, Jumbo, Huntersville, Pfeiffer, Walton, and Hepburn.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 117 and 118.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight 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.
47° 47° chance Wed 57° Wed 57° 44° 44° chance Thu 77° Thu 77° chance slight chance
Thursday, September 22nd, 2016
Ruth Grieshop
Ruth A. Grieshop, age 81, of Coldwater, Ohio, died on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater.
She was born April 13, 1935, in Celina to the late Henry F. & Lucina (Rammel) Art. On August 7, 1954, she married Robert J. Grieshop and he died December 3, 2011.
She is survived by children: Viki & Ben Dues of Coldwater, Ohio, Kurt & Wendy Grieshop of Coldwater, Ohio, Lory & Nick Pappas of Noblesville, Indiana, Doug & Deb Grieshop of Coldwater, Ohio, Keith & Shelley Grieshop of Coldwater, Ohio, Angela & Jim McGowan of Ft. Loramie, Ohio, and Robert K. & Jennifer Grieshop of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania; a daughter-in-law, Tammy & Conrad Bettinger of Coldwater, Ohio, 28 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren; siblings, Catherine Birley of New Mexico, Bob Art of Columbus, Leroy Art of Ft. Wayne, Ralph & Carol Art of Hicksville, Clara Forsthoefel of Coldwater, Jeannie & Denny Gebele of Arizona and Jim & Nancy Art of Ft. Wayne; and in-laws, Irene Art of Lima and Ronald Grieshop of Coldwater, Ohio.
She is preceded in death by children, Dean Grieshop and Patrice Grieshop; siblings, John Art, Mary & Dale Hundley, and in-laws Gene Byerly, Mary Jo Art, Pat Art, Jim Forsthoefel and Robyn Grieshop.
She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, St. Ann's Rosary Altar Sodality, The Red Hat Society and a longtime CCD teacher. Ruth lived a very faith-filled life, was a loving housewife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and avid gardener.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater. Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater from 2 to 7 PM on Friday and from 9 to 10 AM on Saturday.
Memorials may be directed to State of the Heart Care.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
Additional obituaries on this date
Thomas L. "Tom" Bachar, 38, of Wapakoneta, died Fri. Sept. 16, 2016, in El Dorado, Kansas. [More]
Adele Dorothy Heckman, age 64, of Portland, IN, died on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Richard L. Feuerriegel, 84, formerly of Newark and Celina, OH and Opelika, AL died September 18, 2016 in MS. [More]
Edson Stiverson, Graford, Texas, died at 3:23 p.m. on Sept. 21, 2016, at the La [More]