Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:05PM EDT until March 22 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Southern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 905 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles north of Fort Recovery to near Union City to 6 miles southwest of Winchester, moving east at 70 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include... Greenville, Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, St. Henry, Newport, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, Webster, Wabash, Wayne Lakes, Russia, Gettysburg, Osgood, and Chickasaw.
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 9:09PM EDT until March 22 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in west central Ohio... Champaign County in west central Ohio... Logan County in west central Ohio... Western Union County in central Ohio... Hardin County in west central Ohio... Central Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Miami County in west central Ohio...
* Until 945 PM EDT.
* At 909 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Alger to near Piqua, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Sidney, Piqua, Bellefontaine, Urbana, Wapakoneta, Kenton, Fort Shawnee, St. Paris, Cridersville, West Liberty, Mechanicsburg, Anna, North Lewisburg, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, De Graff, Botkins, Lakeview, and Alger.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 79 and 118.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 22 at 9:07PM EDT until March 22 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 906 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ada to near Sidney, moving east at 70 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.
Locations impacted include... Sidney, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, Cridersville, Anna, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center, Russells Point, Botkins, Lakeview, New Knoxville, Waynesfield, Chippewa Park, Hardin, Moulton, and Quincy.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 90 and 118.
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Saturday, March 21st, 2026
Obituaries on March 21st, 2026
Maurice J. Harting, age 96 of Coldwater, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, March, 20, 2026, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Gerald L. "Duey" Braun, age 81, of Celina, passed away peacefully on Friday, Ma [More]
Charles L. "Chuck" Baldwin, age 79, of Celina, passed away peacefully at 9:43 a [More]
Wilma Fay Gehron, age 96, of Greenville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at the Brethren's Retirement Community. [More]
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Monna Lu Bauer, age 81, of Lexington, Kentucky, and formerly of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at UK HealthCare in Lexington. [More]
Stories on March 21st, 2026
  CELINA - A global firm's new long-haul fiber network route set to begin in Chicago will make its way through Mercer County en route to Columbus, Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart confirmed. [More]
PORTLAND, Ind. - The driver of the semitrailer involved in the Feb. 3 collision in Jay County, Indiana, that left four dead has been returned to Jay County and now faces criminal charges in Jay Circuit Court.
CELINA - Shinn Bros. Inc. has landed a $795,000 combined contract to replace about 5,200 linear feet of water line along State Route 703 and in adjacent neighborhoods in East Jefferson Township.
VAN WERT - The body of a 48-year-old man was recovered Thursday evening in a wooded area in Washington Township, Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced Friday.
FAIRBORN - While area restaurants might offer a B.Y.O.B. night, Marion Local's 46-30 win over Lincolnview in the Division VI state semifinals at the Nutter Center would best be described as B.Y.O.M.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Delphos St. John's jumped out to a big lead and never looked back to advance to the Division VII state boys basketball semifinals with a 61-32 win over Malvern on Friday afternoon at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University.
Local pictures on March 21st, 2026