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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

Flood Warning issued April 26 at 3:49PM CDT until May 1 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Jefferson, 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: Friday 7:00am CDT

Issued by: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Details:

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...

...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 minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Rock River at Fort Atkinson.

* WHEN...Until Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Floodwaters are in the back yards of some
homes on Rogers Street on the northeast side of Fort Atkinson and
water surrounds a few homes and businesses at the end of Vets Lane
near the intersection of Hwy 106 and Blackhawk Island Rd. These
roads are flooded in the Fort Atkinson area: Sinissippi Drive,
Vets Ln, Fox Hill Rd, Bark River Road from Kutz Road to Rock River
Road, Rock River Rd from Milwaukee Ave E to Hwy 106, North Shore
Rd, Ralph Rd. The river walkway in Fort Atkinson becomes flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 17.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 14.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 3:00 PM CDT Sunday was 17.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Friday morning and continue falling to 15.2 feet
Sunday, May 03.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
17.0 feet on 09/07/2018.
- 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:

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Codes: WIC055
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ad37faf54cc48aa136a7b4a435f9bfeb16847ea.003.1