Sussex County, Delaware

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Assawoman Canal At Rt 26 At Ocean View, DE: water level 0.3 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (0.96 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Assawoman Canal At Central Avenue At Ocean View, DE: water level 0.61 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (1.51 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Millsboro Pond Outlet At Millsboro, DE: flow 30.5 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Beaverdam Ditch Near Millville, DE: flow 0.38 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 01484525: water level 2.94 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · 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 - Delaware: 6 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 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.

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

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

• WZDx 4.1 work zones (dedot): 13 entries for this county · Delaware DOT · read 4 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.

1 report in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

Coming Up

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

• Sussex County offices closed Nov. 3 and Nov. 5 to observe Election Day and Return Day · Sussex County government · 22 h ago Published event

2 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• Election logic · Cape Gazette · 27 min ago
• Neighbor opposition to Lewes pickleball complex softens following negotiations · Spotlight Delaware · 5 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Cape girls' flag football falls to Cavs in first round · Cape Gazette · 12 h ago
• Fight at Frankford home leaves man fatally shot and another in critical condition with stab wounds · The Philadelphia Inquirer · 14 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Millsboro woman, 72, dies from injuries in Long Neck crash · Cape Gazette · 18 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 287: RSV level 12.33, this site’s weekly level is usually below 4.19.

• Wastewater site 287: RSV level 12.33 · this site’s weekly level is usually below 4.19 · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 284: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 2.34 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 287: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 9.7 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 288: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.14 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 289: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 8.39 · 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): 36 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 26 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 20 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 19 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 18 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 17 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 9 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 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.

Sussex County: AQI 19, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Sussex County: AQI 19 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Delaware: 25 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 4 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 25 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: 11 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Delmarva Power: 11 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Delmarva Power · 17 min ago

• Delmarva Power outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 24 entries for this county · Delmarva Power · read 17 min ago
• U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) outage map (utility-built): 1 entry for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · 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.

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: 92,540 jobs (91,407 a year earlier); $1,127 average weekly wage ($1,110 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 40 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  15 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, 10:26 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 12 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 1 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 listings (NPS)
  120 properties on the National Register in this county. 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, 10:53 AM EDT.