Fayette County, Kentucky

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Town Branch At Yarnallton Road At Yarnallton, KY: flow 26.7 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 27.3 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• North Elkhorn Creek At Bryan Station Road At Montrose, KY: flow 0.75 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• South Elkhorn Creek At Fort Spring, KY: flow 0.82 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• East Hickman Creek Tributary At Chilesburg Road Near Lexington, KY: flow 0.01 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• North Elkhorn Creek At Winchester Road Near Lexington, KY: flow 0.05 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · 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 - Kentucky: 20 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.

3 entries from WZDx 4.1 work zones (kytc) (Kentucky Transportation Cabinet) for this county, in its latest read.

• WZDx 4.1 work zones (kytc): 3 entries for this county · Kentucky Transportation Cabinet · read 8 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 source answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

4 reports in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

• PHOTOS: No. 23 Kentucky wins over UCF 90-76 in overtime · Kentucky Kernel · 12 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• AT THE BUZZER: Wilkins buzzer-beater, scoring runs define No. 23 Kentucky’s win over UCF · Kentucky Kernel · 14 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• PODCAST: Catching Up With The Kernel Season 4 Episode 10 · Kentucky Kernel · 16 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Why I can’t stop listening to Phoebe Bridgers · Kentucky Kernel · 19 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 2236: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 18.94, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 2236: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 18.94 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 2236: influenza A level 7.34 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 2236: RSV 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): 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 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.

Lexington: AQI 47, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Lexington: AQI 47 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Kentucky: 24 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 60 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 5 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.

18 entries from LG&E and KU outage map (Kubra Storm Center) (LG&E and KU) for this county, in its latest read.

• LG&E and KU outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 18 entries for this county · LG&E and KU · read 55 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, R. J. Corman Railroad Co/Central Kentucky Lines, LEXINGTON, BRIAR HILL RD, 2026-06-11: 1 person killed. Reported by FRA with the June 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, 9:27 AM EDT

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: 206,322 jobs (205,539 a year earlier); $1,336 average weekly wage ($1,303 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 7 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  26 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 3 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 33 min 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)
  John G. Epping Company Bottling Works, 264 Walton Avenue, Lexington (Fayette County, Kentucky), reference SG100013336: nominated, comments due 2026-08-31. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register listings (NPS)
  123 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, 10:30 AM EDT.