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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

35°F

2/16/2025 7:17pm

Lexington Conditions: Clear
Temperature: 35.1°F / 1.7°C
Dew Point: 32.4°F
Relative Humidity: 90%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
Barometer: 29.00 in Falling Slowly
Visibility: 10 miles
Rain Today: 0.01 in
UV Index: $VPuv None

Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

FLOOD WARNING

Jefferson County, WI; Rock County, WI

Flood Warning issued April 26 at 3:49PM CDT until May 2 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING

Areas Affected: Jefferson, WI; Rock, WI

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Sunday 3:49pm CDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 3:49pm CDT

Alert Expires: Monday 4:00am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Sunday 3:49pm CDT

Event Ends: Saturday 7:00pm CDT

Issued by: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Details:

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...

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

Rock River At Newville affecting Rock County.

Rock River Near Lake Koshkonong affecting Jefferson and Rock
Counties.

Rock River At Fort Atkinson affecting Jefferson County.

Rock River At Afton affecting Winnebago and Rock Counties.

Rock River At Jefferson affecting Jefferson County.

ROCK RIVER near LEBANON-3 E-HWY MM BRIDGE affecting Dodge County.

Fox River Near Berlin affecting Green Lake County.

Crawfish River At Milford affecting Jefferson County.

Fox River Lower Near New Munster affecting Lake and Kenosha
Counties.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Rock River near Lake Koshkonong.

* WHEN...Until Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 11.3 feet, There is knee-deep water over Blackhawk
Island Road. Lamp Road on west side of river also becomes flooded.
Lake Koshkonong merges with Mud Lake to the east of Lake
Koshkonong.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 11.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:00 PM CDT Sunday was 11.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Saturday afternoon and continue falling to 9.8 feet
Sunday, May 03.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.2 feet on 07/31/2010.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

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

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 400 AM CDT.

Meta data:

ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ad37faf54cc48aa136a7b4a435f9bfeb16847ea.002.1
Codes: WIC055, WIC105
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ad37faf54cc48aa136a7b4a435f9bfeb16847ea.002.1