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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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4/15/2026 7:26am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Clear
  • Temperature: 61.0°F / 16.1°CWarmer 0.9°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 59.2°FIncreased 0.9°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 94
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.82 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - St. Louis, MO

    FLOOD WARNING  

Marion County, MO


Flood Warning issued April 14 at 9:26PM CDT until April 18 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING


Areas Affected: Pike, IL; Marion, MO

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Tuesday 9:26pm CDT

Alert Effective: Tuesday 9:26pm CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 9:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Tuesday 9:26pm CDT

Event Ends: Saturday 7:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS St Louis MO


Details:
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...

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

Mississippi River at Clarksville.

Mississippi River at Louisiana.

Mississippi River at Hannibal.

Mississippi River at Saverton.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...Missouri...

Mississippi River at Winfield.

River forecasts are based on observed precipitation and forecast
precipitation for the next 24 hours.

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

* WHERE...Mississippi River at Hannibal.

* WHEN...Until Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, The northern end of Southside Recreation #2
Park along Bear Creek begins flooding at this height. Gate wells
are shut down to prevent the sewers from backing up.  Also at this
level pumps are set to standby.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 17.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 8:15 PM CDT Tuesday was 17.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.6 feet
just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
early Friday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.

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

Rainfall heavier than forecast could cause river levels to rise even
higher than predicted. The National Weather Service will monitor this
developing situation and issue follow up statements as conditions
change.

This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx

Meta data:
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Codes: ILC149, MOC127
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.04bceefc119ee90b3375cfbcac33e1d105e36ada.004.1