Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

62°F
6/22/2024 11:02pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 62.4°F / 16.9°CColder 0.4°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 61.0°FDecreased 0.3°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 95% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 1 mph
  • Barometer: 29.96 in Steady
  • Visibility: 7 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.04 in
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Pocahontas County, IA

Issued by the National Weather Service

    FLOOD WARNING  

Pocahontas County, IA

Flood Warning issued June 22 at 11:42AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Areas Affected: Palo Alto, IA; Pocahontas, IA

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Saturday 11:42am CDT

Alert Effective: Saturday 11:42am CDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 11:45pm CDT

Event Onset: Saturday 11:42am CDT

Issued by: NWS Des Moines IA

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...

Des Moines River at Fort Dodge affecting Webster County.

East Fork Des Moines River near Algona affecting Kossuth and
Humboldt Counties.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt affecting Humboldt County.

West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg affecting Palo Alto and
Pocahontas Counties.

West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville affecting Emmet County.

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

* WHERE...The West Fork Des Moines River at Emmetsburg, or from near
Graettinger to Cylinder Creek near West Bend.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Sandbagging operations occur for
businesses along US 18 on the west side of town in and near the
flood plain.
At 14.5 feet, US 18 is closed.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 11.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.1
feet Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.

Information: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

For the latest river and stream observations and forecasts refer to
weather.gov/desmoines/water.

River forecasts include observed precipitation plus forecast
precipitation over the next 24 hours.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fbef34680c161e243b1d522c98309dd2e4b2623f.004.1
Codes: IAC147, IAC151
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fbef34680c161e243b1d522c98309dd2e4b2623f.004.1