Jefferson County, Alabama

47 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Little Cahaba River Near Jefferson Park, AL: flow 6.11 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (6.31 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Valley Creek At Avenue West Near Ensley, AL: flow 11.2 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (11.6 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Little Cahaba River Below Leeds, AL: water level 0.96 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (1.05 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Turkey Creek At Sewage Plant Near Pinson, AL: water level 5.03 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 4.84 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Little Cahaba River Below Leeds, AL: flow 4.33 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 5.35 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Alabama: 78 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 10 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

7 sources answered; nothing recent here.

21 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

1 report in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• Noah Kahan announces 2027 stadium tour with Birmingham stop · WZDX · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Do What Works: Birmingham Talks Early Childhood Development Program Highlighted by National Organization · Birmingham Times · 14 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• The Magic City Classic Made Me: My Many Lives Inside Birmingham’s Biggest Event · Birmingham Times · 14 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 8: RSV level 8.03, this site’s weekly level is usually below 7.85.

• Wastewater site 8: RSV level 8.03 · this site’s weekly level is usually below 7.85 · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 4: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 3.45 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 5: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 6.66 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 6: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1.8 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 7: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 14.38 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT

• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 44 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 38 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 30 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 29 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 24 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 21 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 20 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• openFDA drug enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 1 entry for this county · FDA · read 1 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Birmingham: AQI 66, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Birmingham: AQI 66 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 2 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Alabama: 57 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 8 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 1 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Alabama Power: 282 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Alabama Power: 282 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Alabama Power · 39 min ago

• Alabama Power outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 47 entries for this county · Alabama Power · read 39 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

No source here for this.

Matters Now

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation), BESSEMER, 32ND STREET NORTH, 2026-06-30: 2 people killed; 2 people injured. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation), BESSEMER, 2026-06-30: 2 people killed; 4 people injured. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, BESSEMER, 2026-06-30: 2 people killed; 4 people injured. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, BIRMINGHAM, CITY/24TH ST SW, 2026-05-16: 1 person injured. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration

Quiet

• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Gulf Coast (PADD 3), week of 2026-10-19: $3.784 a gallon, down 7 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, IRONDALE, 2026-07-04. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, CSX Transportation, BESSEMER, 22ND ST, 2026-05-28. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 368,143 jobs (366,455 a year earlier); $1,580 average weekly wage ($1,511 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 1 h ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  29 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 9:26 AM CDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 11 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 2 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT

Background

• National Register nominations (Federal Register)
  Downtown Birmingham Retail and Theatre Historic District, Roughly bounded by 3rd Ave. North, 20th St. North, Morris Ave., and 17th St. North, Birmingham (Jefferson County, Alabama), reference AD89000315: nominated, comments due 2026-10-23. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register listings (NPS)
  119 properties on the National Register in this county, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 10:49 AM CDT.