Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

52°F
4/24/2024 11:27am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Light rain, Overcast
  • Temperature: 52.2°F / 11.2°CColder 0.3°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 42.6°FIncreased 3.2°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 70%Increased 9.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 5 mph
  • Barometer: 29.76 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for East Baton Rouge County, LA

Issued by the National Weather Service

    FLOOD WARNING  

East Baton Rouge County, LA

Flood Warning issued April 23 at 7:22PM CDT until April 25 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: East Baton Rouge, LA; Pointe Coupee, LA; West Feliciana, LA

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Tuesday 7:22pm CDT

Alert Effective: Tuesday 7:22pm CDT

Alert Expires: Wednesday 1:30pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Tuesday 7:22pm CDT

Event Ends: Thursday 7:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS New Orleans LA

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...

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

Mississippi River At Red River Landing affecting East Baton Rouge,
West Feliciana and Pointe Coupee Parishes.

For the Lower Mississippi River...including Red River Landing, Baton
Rouge, Donaldsonville, Reserve, New Orleans...Minor flooding is
forecast.

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Red River Landing.

* WHEN...Until Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 48.0 feet, Access roads will be inundated and
evacuation of all river islands must be complete. Protection of
people and property in the river bottom land on the river side of
the levees must be complete.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 48.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 46.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Thursday morning and continue falling to 37.9 feet
Tuesday, May 21.
- Flood stage is 48.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
48.2 feet on 05/01/1906.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

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

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lix.  Click
on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations.

The next statement will be issued Wednesday afternoon at 130 PM CDT.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ac6ffb9359796a2d15a4cf1806ee551da71f02a.001.1
Codes: LAC033, LAC077, LAC125
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ac6ffb9359796a2d15a4cf1806ee551da71f02a.001.1