Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

49°F

10/12/2026 5:23am

Lexington Conditions: Mist, Overcast
Temperature: 49.1°F / 9.5°C
Dew Point: 48.0°F
Relative Humidity: 96%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
Barometer: 29.73 in Falling Slowly
Visibility: 3 miles
Rain Today: 0.21 in

Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Columbia, SC

FLOOD WARNING

Flood Warning issued October 11 at 9:45PM EDT until October 15 at 11:25PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING TO THURSDAY EVENING

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

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Sunday 9:45pm EDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 9:45pm EDT

Alert Expires: Monday 10:00am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 9:56pm EDT

Event Ends: Thursday 11:25pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Columbia SC

Details:

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING TO THURSDAY EVENING...

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

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

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

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Congaree River at Carolina Eastman.

* WHEN...From Monday evening to Thursday evening.

* 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 6:06 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 103.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 114.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tomorrow evening to a crest of 120.7 feet Tuesday evening. It
will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday evening.
- 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 Monday morning at 1000 AM EDT.

Meta data:

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Codes: SCC017, SCC063, SCC079
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.efd115e4f9e3ab98e027b0e2e40a618f1bad5195.001.1