Story County, Iowa

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Keigley Branch Near Story City, IA: water level 83.59 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (82.68 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• South Skunk River Near Ames, IA: flow 313 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 241 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Ioway Creek At Ames, IA: flow 396 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 183 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• South Skunk River Below Ioway Creek Near Ames, IA: flow 458 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 05470000: water level 4.44 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 - Iowa: 8 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.

77 entries from Iowa WZDx Feed and 19 from Iowa 511 events (Iowa Department of Transportation) for this county, in their latest reads.

• Iowa WZDx Feed: 77 entries for this county · Iowa Department of Transportation · read 14 min ago
• Iowa 511 events: 19 entries for this county · Iowa Department of Transportation · read 11 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.

• Adoptable Pet of the Week · Story County government · 23 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

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

• BREAKING: Ames man charged with attempted murder after Hy-Vee stabbing · Iowa State Daily · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• StuGov learns of plan to save regent universities $35 million · Iowa State Daily · 9 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Halloweekend tips and tricks · Iowa State Daily · 9 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Behind the scenes with Filmmaking Club · Iowa State Daily · 9 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Cyclone defense secures 90-32 exhibition win over Peacocks · Iowa State Daily · 9 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 2589: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 3.41, not enough history for this site to say what is usual.

• Wastewater site 2589: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 3.41 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 2589: influenza A level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 2589: RSV level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 2 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.

13 entries from USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Iowa (U.S. Geological Survey) for this county, in its latest read.

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Iowa: 13 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 54 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.

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

1 source here, none answering with current records.

Quiet

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN): No notice naming a place here in the last 30 days · Iowa Workforce Development · read 52 min ago
• 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, 8:27 AM CDT
• 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, Midwest (PADD 2), week of 2026-10-19: $4.145 a gallon, up 0 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 45,943 jobs (46,992 a year earlier); $1,306 average weekly wage ($1,277 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; Iowa Workforce Development Oct 29, 9:00 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 26 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  10 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 15 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 52 min 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 listings (NPS)
  33 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, 8:25 AM CDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 9:36 AM CDT.