COLUMBUS – With the state’s temperatures expected to be dangerously low, the Ohio Emergency Management Agency is urging Ohioans to prepare themselves, their households, and their vehicles for brutal winter weather. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Ohio will experience dangerously low wind chills ranging from -10°F to -25°F, causing frostbite to set in […]
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No emergency declaration means no storm damage assistance
MANSFIELD — The storm in several areas of Richland County at the end of July did not have a formal disaster declaration, according to a press release issued by Rebecca Owens, director of the Richland County Emergency Management Agency. Because no declaration was issued funding is not available for damages related to this storm. Individuals […]
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Overnight storm impacts southern Richland, Ashland County
MANSFIELD — An overnight storm blew through southeastern Richland County and southwestern Ashland County leaving a wake of destruction in its path, according to Rebecca A. Owens, Director/LEPC Coordinator of the Richland County Emergency Management Agency. Owens stated that at approximately 5:34 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for southeastern Richland County […]
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Madison’s “Microburst” storm receives no disaster declaration
MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Microburst storm earlier this month, which primarily affected Madison Township in Richland County, did not have a formal disaster declaration. Because no declaration was issued funding is not available for damages related to this storm, according to Rebecca Owens, director of the Richland County Emergency Management Agency. Individuals should reach out […]