Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

58°F

5/20/2024 10:18am

Lexington Conditions: Overcast
Temperature: 57.9°F / 14.4°C
Dew Point: 54.3°F
Relative Humidity: 88%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 2 mph
Barometer: 30.01 in Falling Slowly
Visibility: 10 miles
Rain Today: 0.00 in

Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Houston County, TX

Issued by the National Weather Service

FLOOD WARNING

Houston County, TX

Flood Warning issued May 19 at 8:17PM CDT until May 21 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Anderson, TX; Cherokee, TX; Houston, TX

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Sunday 8:17pm CDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 8:17pm CDT

Alert Expires: Monday 8:30pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Sunday 8:17pm CDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 6:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Shreveport LA

Details:

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

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

Neches River Near Neches affecting Anderson, Cherokee and Houston
Counties.

For the Neches River...including Lake Palestine, Neches, Alto,
Diboll, Rockland...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHERE...Neches River near Neches.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Expect minor lowland flooding of the
heavily wooded floodplain. Ranchers that may have livestock and
equipment in the river bottoms should move them to higher ground.
Expect minor flooding of the boat ramp.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:30 PM CDT Sunday was 13.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Tuesday morning and continue falling to 10.2 feet Friday
evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
13.3 feet on 01/20/2017.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:

Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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

For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website
address into your favorite web browser URL bar:
water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shv

The next statement will be issued Monday evening at 830 PM CDT.

Meta data:

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Codes: TXC001, TXC073, TXC225
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a1c4049350f9688ef377397fd387267dd7153b1a.001.1

FLOOD WARNING

Houston County, TX

Flood Warning issued May 19 at 8:15PM CDT until May 23 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Anderson, TX; Cherokee, TX; Houston, TX; Trinity, TX

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Sunday 8:15pm CDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 8:15pm CDT

Alert Expires: Monday 8:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Sunday 8:15pm CDT

Event Ends: Thursday 2:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Shreveport LA

Details:

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

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

Neches River Near Alto affecting Anderson, Cherokee, Houston and
Trinity Counties.

For the Neches River...including Lake Palestine, Neches, Alto,
Diboll, Rockland...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHERE...Neches River near Alto.

* WHEN...Until early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Expect moderate to severe flooding of the
heavily wooded floodplain. Boat ramps and picnic areas will be
completely inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 17.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:15 PM CDT Sunday was 17.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Thursday morning and continue falling to 14.8 feet
Friday evening.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
17.4 feet on 05/04/1952.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:

Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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

For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website
address into your favorite web browser URL bar:
water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shv

The next statement will be issued Monday evening at 815 PM CDT.

Meta data:

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Codes: TXC001, TXC073, TXC225, TXC455
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.09da9a7949abf19bd52b1b39bb642b06ed5bd839.001.1

FLOOD WARNING

Houston County, TX

Flood Warning issued May 19 at 8:14PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Areas Affected: Angelina, TX; Houston, TX; Polk, TX; Trinity, TX; Tyler, TX

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Sunday 8:14pm CDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 8:14pm CDT

Alert Expires: Monday 8:15pm CDT

Event Onset: Sunday 8:14pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Shreveport LA

Details:

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

Neches River Near Diboll affecting Houston, Tyler, Polk, Angelina
and Trinity Counties.

For the Neches River...including Lake Palestine, Neches, Alto,
Diboll, Rockland...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHERE...Neches River near Diboll.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding of boat ramps,
paths, and trails.  Move livestock and equipment to higher ground.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 14.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:15 PM CDT Sunday was 15.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 13.2 feet Friday
evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
14.8 feet on 04/21/1991.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:

Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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

For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following website
address into your favorite web browser URL bar:
water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=shv

The next statement will be issued Monday evening at 815 PM CDT.

Meta data:

ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7785c0779b7b9aa98cfb45368ee135d025f0ed09.001.1
Codes: TXC005, TXC225, TXC373, TXC455, TXC457
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7785c0779b7b9aa98cfb45368ee135d025f0ed09.001.1

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