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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

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4/18/2026 10:50am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Mist, Overcast
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  • Dew Point: 49.8°FIncreased 0.2°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 95% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 2 mph
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Flood Watch

Issued by the National Weather Service - Chicago, IL

    FLOOD WATCH  

Porter, IN; Jasper, IN

Flood Watch issued April 18 at 4:46AM CDT until April 23 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Porter; Jasper

Urgency: Future

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Possible

Alert Sent: Saturday 4:46am CDT

Alert Effective: Saturday 4:46am CDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 11:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 1:00am CDT

Event Ends: Thursday 7:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Chicago IL

Details: 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY EVENING...

...The Flood Watch continues for the following rivers in Indiana...

Kankakee River at Shelby affecting Lake IN and Newton Counties.

Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge affecting Jasper and Porter
Counties.

For the Kankakee River...including Shelby...flooding is possible.

* WHAT...Flooding is possible.

* WHERE...Kankakee River from US-421 south of La Crosse downstream
to IN-49 south of Kouts, including the Dunns Bridge gauge.

* WHEN...From late Sunday night to Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Low-lying agricultural land is inundated
near the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 8.9 feet.
- Forecast...Flood stage may be reached on Monday.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
A Flood Watch means water levels above flood stage are possible, but
not yet certain, based upon the latest forecasts. Persons along
rivers and streams in the watch area should monitor the latest
forecasts and be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

These forecasts are based on observed precipitation as well as
forecast precipitation 24 hours into the future. Changes to the
rainfall forecast, or any additional rainfall after 24 hours, may
cause changes to these river forecasts.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by this evening.

Meta data: 
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Codes: INZ002, INZ011
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa9f740b724cce2d5e80d9ccfb8694d58f2d510e.002.1