Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

48°F

4/20/2024 4:49am

Lexington Conditions: Overcast
Temperature: 48.0°F / 8.9°C
Dew Point: 44.4°F
Relative Humidity: 87%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
Barometer: 29.91 in Falling Slowly
Visibility: 10 miles
Rain Today: 0.00 in

Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Gallatin County, IL

Issued by the National Weather Service

FLOOD WARNING

Gallatin County, IL

Flood Warning issued April 19 at 10:20PM EDT until April 24 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Edwards, IL; Gallatin, IL; Wabash, IL; White, IL; Gibson, IN; Knox, IN; Posey, IN

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Friday 10:20pm EDT

Alert Effective: Friday 10:20pm EDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 2:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Friday 10:20pm EDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 9:30pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN

Details:

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers and
locations in Indiana...Illinois...

Wabash River from Lafayette downstream to Mount Carmel, except for
Clinton.

White River at Edwardsport downstream to Hazleton.

.Main stems rivers in central and southern Indiana continue to work
at emptying last week's copious rainfall.  Flooding continues on the
Wabash River from Lafayette to Mount Carmel...except at Clinton
where flooding ended earlier today, and on the White River south of
Newberry. Flooding will last as long as mid week next week.

Dry weather through Monday will be conducive to the rivers
continuing their downfall.

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

* WHERE...Wabash River at Mount Carmel.

* WHEN...Until late Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 22.9 feet, Water begins to flow over River Road just
north of Fifth Street in the Mount Carmel area.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 PM EDT Friday /8:45 PM CDT Friday/ the stage was 22.1
feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:45 PM EDT Friday /8:45 PM CDT Friday/ was 22.1
feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 22.5
feet Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late
Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/ind.

The next statement should be issued Saturday afternoon by around 200
PM EDT /100 PM CDT/.

Meta data:

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Codes: ILC047, ILC059, ILC185, ILC193, INC051, INC083, INC129
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.533fbb283c76589aa949fe53293323f15955bc1e.003.1

FLOOD WARNING

Gallatin County, IL

Flood Warning issued April 19 at 9:43AM CDT until April 24 at 6:20PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Gallatin, IL; Hardin, IL; Crittenden, KY; Union, KY

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Friday 9:43am CDT

Alert Effective: Friday 9:43am CDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 11:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Friday 9:43am CDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 6:20pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Paducah KY

Details:

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Kentucky...Indiana...Illinois...

Ohio River at Newburgh Dam, Mount Vernon, J.T. Myers Dam, and
Shawneetown.

.Recent heavy rainfall in the Ohio River basin has caused minor
flooding.

For the Ohio River...including Newburgh Dam, Mount Vernon, J.T.
Myers Dam, Shawneetown...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHERE...Ohio River at Shawneetown.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 39.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 40.2
feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage early Wednesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 33.0 feet.

Information:

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Meta data:

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Codes: ILC059, ILC069, KYC055, KYC225
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9b9d44d6e03be966aead4a9cfc8eae0d91265949.003.1

FLOOD WARNING

Gallatin County, IL

Flood Warning issued April 19 at 9:37AM CDT until April 25 at 2:12PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Areas Affected: Gallatin, IL; Wabash, IL; White, IL; Gibson, IN; Posey, IN

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Friday 9:37am CDT

Alert Effective: Friday 9:37am CDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 11:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Friday 9:37am CDT

Event Ends: Thursday 2:12pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Paducah KY

Details:

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...Indiana...

Wabash River at New Harmony.

.Recent heavy rainfall has caused the Wabash River to rise into
minor flood at New Harmony.

For the Wabash River...including New Harmony...Minor flooding is
forecast.

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

* WHERE...Wabash River at New Harmony.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Harmonie State Park is closed. Surrounding
bottomland is flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 16.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.2
feet early Sunday afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.

Information:

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

Meta data:

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Codes: ILC059, ILC185, ILC193, INC051, INC129
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f98a3964f87f481e562901572be08adc31b43d12.001.1

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