Jefferson County, Illinois

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Casey Fork At Mount Vernon, IL: flow 1.7 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (2.04 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 45 min ago
• Rayse Creek Near Waltonville, IL: flow 0 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 45 min ago
• Rayse Creek Near Waltonville, IL: water level 1.18 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 45 min ago
• Casey Fork At Mount Vernon, IL: water level 1.53 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 45 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 - Illinois: 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.

8 entries from Illinois roadway incidents, 2 from Travel Midwest unplanned events and 1 from Getting Around Illinois closure incidents (Illinois Department of Transportation) for this county, in their latest reads.

• Illinois roadway incidents: 8 entries for this county · Illinois Department of Transportation · read 13 min ago
• Travel Midwest unplanned events: 2 entries for this county · Illinois Department of Transportation · read 12 min ago
• Getting Around Illinois closure incidents: 1 entry for this county · Illinois Department of Transportation · read 10 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.

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

• 1 killed, 1 injured in overnight crash in Woodlawn · WGN-TV · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Motorcyclist killed, passenger critically injured in crash with SUV in Woodlawn · Chicago Sun-Times · 3 h ago Published event
• Motorcycle rider killed, 2 others hurt in Woodlawn crash, Chicago police say · WLS-TV · 4 h ago Published event

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

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Illinois: 7 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 28 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.

Ameren (Missouri and Illinois): 0 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Ameren (Missouri and Illinois): 0 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Ameren (Missouri and Illinois) · 1 h ago

• Ameren (Missouri and Illinois) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 16 entries for this county · Ameren (Missouri and Illinois) · 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.

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Coming Up

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Matters Now

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, BNSF Railway Company, WOODLAWN, COUNTY ROAD, 2026-05-20: 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, 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: 18,957 jobs (19,416 a year earlier); $1,169 average weekly wage ($1,154 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 18 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  2 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 14 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 44 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)
  2 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, 8:25 AM CDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 9:30 AM CDT.