Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

71°F

8/28/2026 3:53am

Lexington Conditions: Clear
Temperature: 70.5°F / 21.4°C
Dew Point: 68.4°F
Relative Humidity: 93%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 1 mph
Barometer: 29.89 in Falling Slowly
Visibility: 10 miles
Rain Today: 0.00 in

Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Indianapolis, IN

FLOOD WARNING

Flood Warning issued August 27 at 8:38PM CDT until August 30 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING

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

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Thursday 8:38pm CDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 8:38pm CDT

Alert Expires: Friday 10:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 8:38pm CDT

Event Ends: Sunday 7:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Indianapolis IN

Details:

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...

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

Wabash River at Mount Carmel

Wabash River at Riverton

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

Wabash River at Vincennes

Wabash River at Hutsonville Legacy Power Plant Site

.Minor flooding also continues on the Wabash River from Hutsonville
down to Mount Carmel with the crest approaching Mount Carmel.
Flooding should come to an end on the Wabash during the weekend.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Leaverton Park in Palestine and park in
Hutsonville begin to flood.  Agricultural flooding spreads to
higher land.  Seep water is noticeable behind levees.  Some
elevated river cottages are surrounded by water.  Several county or
township roads east of Lincoln Heritage Trail between Palestine and
Hutsonville in Crawford County Illinois are impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- There is no current observed data.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Saturday evening and continue falling to 6.7 feet Sunday,
September 06.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:

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

Flooding is occurring. Most flood related deaths occur in
automobiles. Do not attempt to cross water covered bridges, dips, or
low water crossings. Never try to cross a flowing stream, even a
small one, on foot. To escape rising water find another route over
higher ground.

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

The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 1000 AM CDT /1100
AM EDT/.

Meta data:

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Codes: INC083, INC153
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cd9499db912cf41eedf6e7ed89ab331259907008.003.1