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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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4/20/2026 7:56am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Clear
  • Temperature: 35.2°F / 1.8°CWarmer 2.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 33.6°FIncreased 2.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 94% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 30.06 inRising 0.02 inHg/hr Rising Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Quad Cities, IA/IL

    FLOOD WARNING  

Stephenson County, IL

Flood Warning issued April 19 at 7:46PM CDT until April 21 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Stephenson, IL

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Sunday 7:46pm CDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 7:46pm CDT

Alert Expires: Monday 8:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Sunday 7:46pm CDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 9:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Quad Cities IA IL

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING...

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

Rock River at Como affecting Whiteside County.

Pecatonica River at Freeport affecting Stephenson County.

Rock River at Moline affecting Rock Island and Henry IL Counties.

Rock River near Joslin affecting Rock Island, Henry IL and
Whiteside Counties.

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

* WHERE...Pecatonica River at Freeport.

* WHEN...Until late Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flood Stage. Water affects low lying
sections of Freeport mainly east of the Pecatonica River.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:30 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 13.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The river is near crest.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Tuesday morning and continue falling to 10.9 feet
Sunday, April 26.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

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

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

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

The next statement will be issued by Monday evening at 800 PM CDT.

Meta data: 
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Codes: ILC177
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a03dc26ec92e181721ba15a9a5dea1ae62ef76c7.002.1