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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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4/19/2026 12:16pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 49.6°F / 9.8°CWarmer 1.0°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 48.6°FIncreased 1.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 96% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.68 in Steady
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.02 in
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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Chicago, IL

    FLOOD WARNING  

Lake County, IL

Flood Warning issued April 18 at 8:35PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Areas Affected: Lake, IL

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Saturday 8:35pm CDT

Alert Effective: Saturday 8:35pm CDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 2:45pm CDT

Event Onset: Saturday 8:35pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Chicago IL

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

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

Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire affecting Cook and Lake IL
Counties.

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

Des Plaines River near Des Plaines affecting Cook County.

Des Plaines River near Russell affecting Lake IL County.

Des Plaines River near Gurnee affecting Lake IL County.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and forecasted to continue.

* WHERE...Des Plaines River from IL/WI state line downstream to
US-41 in Gurnee, including the Russell gauge.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, Residential structures threatened along
Russell Road between the river and Kilbourne Road. Industrial
parking lots threatened along Kilbourne Road.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to remain nearly steady
through tomorrow before gradually falling next week.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
A Flood Warning means water levels above flood stage are imminent or
may already be occurring. Persons along rivers and streams in the
warned area should take immediate precautions to protect life and
property.

These forecasts are based almost entirely on observed precipitation
as little to no additional precipitation is currently expected over
the next 24 to 48 hours.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by Sunday afternoon.

Meta data: 
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Codes: ILC097
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2939510cb2b6398e7624d884cbf983bceeb472f0.003.1