Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

44°F
4/21/2026 11:32am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Few Clouds
  • Temperature: 44.2°F / 6.8°CWarmer 1.9°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 16.2°FDecreased 1.6°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 32%Decreased 5.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 2 mph
  • Barometer: 30.30 inFalling 0.02 inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.00 in
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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Springfield, MO

    FLOOD WARNING  

Vernon County, MO

Flood Warning issued April 20 at 7:37PM CDT until April 22 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

Areas Affected: Vernon, MO

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Monday 7:37pm CDT

Alert Effective: Monday 7:37pm CDT

Alert Expires: Tuesday 7:45pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 7:37pm CDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 2:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Springfield MO

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

Osage River at Taberville affecting St. Clair and Vernon Counties.

Little Osage River near Horton affecting Vernon County.

Marmaton River near Nevada affecting Vernon County.

For the Little Osage River...including Horton...Minor flooding is
forecast.
For the Marmaton River...including Nevada...Minor flooding is
forecast.
For the Osage River...including Taberville...Minor flooding is
forecast.

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

* WHERE...Little Osage River near Horton.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 45.0 feet, moderate flooding occurs at the gage site.
Low lying areas along Route D near Stotesbury flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 44.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 41.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 6:45 PM CDT Monday was 45.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Wednesday morning and continue falling to 31.7 feet Saturday
evening.
- Flood stage is 41.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
44.8 feet on 04/01/2019.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Tuesday evening at 745 PM CDT.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8f625fb7482ae36d2d0c9de994b30532e86bee90.003.1
Codes: MOC217
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8f625fb7482ae36d2d0c9de994b30532e86bee90.003.1