Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

37°F
3/29/2024 9:08am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Light rain, Overcast
  • Temperature: 37.2°F / 2.9°CWarmer 0.2°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 36.1°FIncreased 0.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 96
  • Wind: Wind from N N 4 mph, 10-min avg: 1 mph, gust: 8 mph
  • Barometer: 29.56 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.30 in
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Simpson County, MS

Issued by the National Weather Service

    FLOOD WARNING  

Simpson County, MS


Flood Warning issued March 28 at 8:11PM CDT until March 30 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON


Areas Affected: Copiah, MS; Simpson, MS

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Thursday 8:11pm CDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 8:11pm CDT

Alert Expires: Friday 8:15am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 8:11pm CDT

Event Ends: Saturday 4:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Jackson MS


Details:
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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

Pearl River Near Monticello affecting Lawrence County.

Pearl River Near Rockport affecting Simpson and Copiah Counties.

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

* WHERE...Pearl River near Rockport.

* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Widespread flooding of low pastureland and
bottomland is occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 25.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late tomorrow evening and continue falling.
- Flood stage is 25.0 feet.

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

Additional information is available at
www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=JAN

The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 815 AM CDT.

Meta data:
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7d315e466a2eba838e4bf64580249b34f56b12ad.002.1
Codes: MSC029, MSC127
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7d315e466a2eba838e4bf64580249b34f56b12ad.002.1