Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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4/13/2026 11:29am

Lexington Conditions: Overcast
Temperature: 60.6°F / 15.9°C
Dew Point: 54.5°F
Relative Humidity: 80%
Wind: SW Calm, 10-min avg: 3 mph, gust: 19 mph
Barometer: 29.92 in Falling Slowly
Visibility: 10 miles
Rain Today: 0.01 in

Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Gaylord, MI

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

Oscoda County, MI

Flash Flood Warning issued April 13 at 3:28AM EDT until April 13 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI

Areas Affected: Alcona, MI; Oscoda, MI

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 3:28am EDT

Alert Effective: Monday 3:28am EDT

Alert Expires: Monday 3:30pm EDT

Event Onset: Monday 3:28am EDT

Event Ends: Monday 3:30pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Gaylord MI

Threats:

Flash Flood: OBSERVED

Details:

FFWAPX

The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
A Dam Floodgate Release in...
Western Alcona County in northern Michigan...
East Central Oscoda County in northern Michigan...

* Until 330 PM EDT Monday.

* At 328 AM EDT, dam operators reported the floodgates on the Mio
Dam were opened causing flash flooding downstream on the Au Sable
River.

HAZARD...Flash flooding from a dam floodgate release.

SOURCE...Dam operator.

IMPACT...Flooding of areas along the river immediately
downstream of the dam.

* The nearest downstream town is Mio and then McKinley...located
about 9.5 miles from the dam. Areas downstream from the Mio Dam
along the Au Sable River should be prepared for flooding.

Flooding is occurring along the Au Sable River.

Information:

If you are in low lying areas below the Mio Dam you should move to
higher ground immediately. Do not attempt to drive across flooded
roadways.

Meta data:

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Codes: MIC001, MIC135
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.db2c9d070a20bf2d83de8a22c52b760c94a17a6d.001.1

FLOOD WARNING

Oscoda County, MI

Flood Warning issued April 13 at 12:04AM EDT until April 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Areas Affected: Oscoda, MI

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 12:04am EDT

Alert Effective: Monday 12:04am EDT

Alert Expires: Monday 12:15pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 12:04am EDT

Event Ends: Friday 2:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Gaylord MI

Details:

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

...The National Weather Service in Gaylord MI has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Michigan...

Au Sable River near Red Oak affecting Oscoda County.

For the Au Sable River...including Red Oak...Moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.

* WHERE...Au Sable River near Red Oak.

* WHEN...From early this morning to early Friday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:45 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 7.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:45 PM EDT Sunday was 7.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.5
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
6.9 feet on 04/15/2014.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:

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

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 1215 PM EDT.

Meta data:

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Codes: MIC135
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22a9479b48ca72ddf6d712bd7918d1ba381bd44b.001.1