Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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4/18/2024 3:36pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Light rain, Overcast
  • Temperature: 47.5°F / 8.6°CColder 0.9°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 39.9°FIncreased 2.3°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 75%Increased 9.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 30.12 in Steady
  • Visibility: 6 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.01 in
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Columbia County, AR

Issued by the National Weather Service

    FLOOD WARNING  

Columbia County, AR

Flood Warning issued April 18 at 11:47AM CDT until April 21 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Areas Affected: Columbia, AR; Webster, LA

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Thursday 11:47am CDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 11:47am CDT

Alert Expires: Friday 12:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 11:47am CDT

Event Ends: Sunday 1:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Shreveport LA

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Arkansas...Louisiana...

Bayou Dorcheat Near Springhill affecting Columbia and Webster
Parishes.

For the Bayou Dorcheat...including Springhill, Dixie Inn, Lake
Bistineau...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Bayou Dorcheat near Springhill.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding of private boat
ramps. Move livestock to higher ground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 11.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:00 AM CDT Thursday was 13.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Saturday evening and continue falling to 8.3 feet Tuesday
morning. However, rainfall likely this weekend could result
in at least additional minor rises next week.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
12.6 feet on 01/27/2016.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website
address into your favorite web browser URL bar:
water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shv

The next statement will be issued Friday afternoon at noon CDT.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e61514c67cd7e1ee052852cdb1ba674174c6833f.001.1
Codes: ARC027, LAC119
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e61514c67cd7e1ee052852cdb1ba674174c6833f.001.1