New Castle County, Delaware

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Delaware River At New Castle, DE: water level 2.78 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (-1.85 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 29 min ago
• Calf Run At Marshallton, DE: flow 0.42 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (0.32 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 32 min ago
• Army Creek At New Castle, DE: water level -2.18 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (-2.06 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 29 min ago
• C And D Canal Near Delaware City, DE: water level 2.07 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (3.15 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Christina River At Coochs Bridge, DE: flow 9.38 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 32 min 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 - Delaware: 22 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 11 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.

3 sources answered; nothing recent here.

105 entries from WZDx 4.1 work zones (dedot) (Delaware DOT) for this county, in its latest read.

• WZDx 4.1 work zones (dedot): 105 entries for this county · Delaware DOT · read 7 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.

12 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.

• Analysis: Delaware faces a future of outsized campaign spending · Spotlight Delaware · 4 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Cause of fire at historic Black church in Wilmington ruled ‘undetermined’ · Spotlight Delaware · 6 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Neighbor opposition to Lewes pickleball complex softens following negotiations · Spotlight Delaware · 6 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Weekend Spotlight: Halloween concerts, CRT art, haunted manors and more · Spotlight Delaware · 6 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 283: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 17.11, this site’s weekly level is usually below 12.94.

• Wastewater site 283: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 17.11 · this site’s weekly level is usually below 12.94 · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 283: RSV level 6.88 · this site’s weekly level is usually below 1.52 · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 281: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 6.39 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 281: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 283: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 12 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• openFDA drug enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 4 entries for this county · FDA · read 1 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 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.

Greater New Castle County: AQI 33, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Greater New Castle County: AQI 33 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 47 min ago
• Wilmington Area: AQI 48 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 47 min ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Delaware: 37 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 13 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 10 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 29 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.

Delmarva Power: 33 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Delmarva Power: 33 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Delmarva Power · 23 min ago

• Delmarva Power outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 27 entries for this county · Delmarva Power · read 23 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.

Quiet

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), week of 2026-10-19: $4.312 a gallon, down 4 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 303,264 jobs (304,770 a year earlier); $1,826 average weekly wage ($1,769 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, 9:25 AM EDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT.

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, 8:04 PM EDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 50 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  42 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, 8:04 PM EDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 11:56 AM EDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT.

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, 9:25 AM EDT

Background

• National Register nominations (Federal Register)
  Mount Joy United Methodist Church, 451 Townsend Street, Wilmington (New Castle County, Delaware), reference SG100013330: nominated, comments due 2026-08-31. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register listings (NPS)
  303 properties on the National Register in this county, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark. 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, 9:25 AM EDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 12:35 PM EDT.