Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

63°F
10/12/2026 7:21pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Clear
  • Temperature: 63.1°F / 17.3°CColder 2.0°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 57.9°FDecreased 0.6°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 83%Increased 4.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.73 inRising 0.03 inHg/hr Rising Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.21 in
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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Columbia, SC

    FLOOD WARNING  

Flood Warning issued October 12 at 10:00AM EDT until October 15 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Areas Affected: Calhoun, SC; Lexington, SC; Richland, SC

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Monday 10:00am EDT

Alert Effective: Monday 10:00am EDT

Alert Expires: Tuesday 2:00am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 10:31am EDT

Event Ends: Thursday 12:00pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Columbia SC

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

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South
Carolina...

Congaree River At Carolina Eastman affecting Calhoun, Richland and
Lexington Counties.

Congaree River At Congaree River at Congaree NP Near Gadsden
affecting Calhoun and Richland Counties.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Congaree River at Carolina Eastman.

* WHEN...Until Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 115.0 feet, Flooding occurs in low lying areas of the
Carolina Eastman Facility and at the Congaree National Park. At
119.0 feet, Extensive flooding occurs in the Congaree National
Park. Some area farmland is flooded. Minor flooding occurs at the
Carolina Eastman Facility.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM EDT Monday the stage was 114.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 114.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this morning to a crest of 119.7 feet tomorrow morning. It will
then fall below flood stage early Wednesday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 115.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded
roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.

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

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 200 AM EDT.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32db65d206425f14a97e246b177c0c8ae59e0091.001.1
Codes: SCC017, SCC063, SCC079
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32db65d206425f14a97e246b177c0c8ae59e0091.001.1