MANSFIELD — Well, at least Mother Nature let us get through the first football Friday night in relative peace. That and a pleasant Saturday morning will probably turn, and perhaps dramatically, later this afternoon through tomorrow night.
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It’s back! NWS issues severe thunderstorm watch for Richland County
MANSFIELD — A busy weather week has extended into the weekend in Richland County. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a severe thunderstorm watch Saturday until 2 p.m. for a large chunk of northern Ohio, including Richland County.
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Readers capture rare cloud formations over Richland and Ashland
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To storm, or not to storm, that is the question today in north central Ohio
“It was one of those heavy, sultry afternoons when nature seems to be saying to itself, ‘Now, shall I, or shall I not, scare the pants off these people with a hell of a thunderstorm?’”– P.G. Wodehouse, “Jeeves and the Tie That Binds” MANSFIELD — It’s rated as a “slight risk” by the weather experts […]
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Richland County under marginal risk of pop-up thunderstorm July 13
MANSFIELD — Richland County residents may want to keep their eye on the sky while enjoying any outdoor activity today. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has placed our area in a Marginal Risk (1/5) for severe thunderstorms.
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Richland County under a flood watch until 8 p.m. on July 6
MANSFIELD — The next round of storms arrived in Richland County on Wednesday morning. This line could contain strong wind gusts, plenty of lightning and heavy rain, according to Joseph D. Petrycki, Director of the Richland County Emergency Management Agency.
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Severe weather could roll through Richland County over next few days
MANSFIELD — A spectacular July 4th weekend of weather looks like it will yield to the wet stuff the rest of the week. Richland County will be under a Hazardous Weather Outlook beginning Tuesday and more than likely last through Thursday, according to Joe Petrycki, director of the county’s Emergency Management Agency.
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7,266 FirstEnergy and AEP customers in Richland County enter weekend without power
MANSFIELD — Thousands of Richland County residents entered the weekend without electricity, despite published power company estimates that it would be restored by late Friday night. Both FirstEnergy and AEP Ohio had posted on their websites during the week that the vast majority of residents left in the dark and heat from Monday night’s storms would […]
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ODNR announces closures in Richland, Ashland and Morrow counties due to storms
Several trails and recreation areas in Ashland, Morrow, and Richland counties will be closed until further notice due to damage caused by recent storms, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. “In order to protect the safety of our visitors, we are temporarily closing areas that were damaged by recent severe storms,” ODNR Director […]
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City of Shelby announces storm debris clean-up assistance
SHELBY — Beginning Monday, June 20, limbs and branches brought down from the recent wind storm event will be collected from the city-owned right of way throughout the community. Limbs and branches not exceeding 10 inches in diameter may be brought to the curb for removal by professional crews contracted by the city.