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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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8/26/2026 11:04pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Clear
  • Temperature: 70.5°F / 21.4°CColder 1.5°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 64.4°F 
  • Relative Humidity: 81%Increased 4.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 30.00 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Central Illinois

    FLOOD WARNING  

Flood Warning issued August 26 at 8:32PM CDT until August 29 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Cass, IL; Fulton, IL; Mason, IL

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:32pm CDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:32pm CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 8:45am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 8:32pm CDT

Event Ends: Saturday 7:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Lincoln IL

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...

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

Illinois River at Beardstown affecting Brown, Schuyler, Morgan and
Cass Counties.

Illinois River near Havana affecting Fulton, Cass and Mason
Counties.

.The following forecasts are based on observed precipitation, soil
moisture conditions, and forecast precipitation.

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

* WHERE...Illinois River near Havana.

* WHEN...Until Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Minor flooding begins to agricultural areas
not protected by levees.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 15.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday was 15.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early
Saturday morning and continue falling to 10.8 feet Wednesday,
September 02.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Persons with interests along this river need to remain aware of the
latest forecasts and associated flood risk for their area. Stay tuned
for further updates on this flooding situation.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Thursday morning at 845 AM CDT.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e58e572d30a7f9919450eb1ec53c819e613e0e40.002.1
Codes: ILC017, ILC057, ILC125
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e58e572d30a7f9919450eb1ec53c819e613e0e40.002.1