Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

48°F

4/30/2026 10:19am

Lexington Conditions: Light rain, Mist, Overcast
Temperature: 47.7°F / 8.7°C
Dew Point: 46.2°F
Relative Humidity: 95%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
Barometer: 29.70 in Falling Slowly
Visibility: 2 miles
Rain Today: 0.10 in

Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Central Illinois

FLOOD WARNING

Lawrence County, IL; Crawford County, IL

Flood Warning issued April 29 at 10:33PM EDT until May 5 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Crawford, IL; Lawrence, IL; Knox, IN; Sullivan, IN

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Wednesday 10:33pm EDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 10:33pm EDT

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

Event Onset: Wednesday 10:33pm EDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 5:00am EDT

Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN

Details:

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

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

Wabash River at Lafayette down to Covington...and at Hutsonville
Legacy Power Plant Site.

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

Wabash River at Montezuma down to Terre Haute...and at Riverton.

.Heavy rainfall since Monday afternoon totaling generally two to
four inches across western central Indiana...has produced minor
flooding along much of the Wabash River.  Flooding will end at
Lafayette and Covington Thursday...with minor flooding continuing at
Terre Haute and points downriver into next week.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Seep water occurs behind levees on Indiana
side.  Hutson Creek begins to overflow from backwater.  Old Darwin
Road and a few rural roads in eastern Clark and Crawford counties
in Illinois are impassable.  Low agricultural land floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- There is no current observed data.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.4
feet early Saturday afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:

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

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

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

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

Meta data:

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Codes: ILC033, ILC101
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8f1b04944c20bf4f3e499cbfede6c79eff1747e4.003.1