Essex County, Massachusetts

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Merrimack River At Newburyport, MA: water level -3.41 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (0.42 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Saugus River At Saugus Ironworks At Saugus, MA: flow 4.7 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Shawsheen River At Balmoral Street At Andover, MA: flow 19.1 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Parker River At Byfield, MA: flow 3.45 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Ipswich River At South Middleton, MA: flow 6.29 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 - Massachusetts: 16 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 h ago
• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - New Hampshire: 1 entry for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 12 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.

6 sources answered; nothing recent here.

134 entries from WZDx CWZ 1.0 work zones (massdot__cwz) (Massachusetts DOT) for this county, in its latest read.

• WZDx CWZ 1.0 work zones (massdot__cwz): 134 entries for this county · Massachusetts DOT · read 6 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.

18 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

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

• Gloucester remembers the crew of the Andrea Gail, 35 years after they were lost during 'Perfect Storm' · WCVB (NewsCenter 5 ABC) · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Watch live on Globe.com at 7 p.m.: Haverhill at Central Catholic high school football game · The Boston Globe · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Girls’ soccer looks to get back on track against Essex Tech on Senior Night · The Wakefield Daily Item · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Victory over North Andover highlights strong week for field hockey team · The Wakefield Daily Item · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Truck loaded with scrap metal flips in Lynnfield, leaving behind trail of destruction · WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX) · 3 h ago Published event

And 2 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

4 entries from CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2, 4 from CDC wastewater data for RSV and 4 from CDC wastewater data for influenza A (CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System) for this county, in their latest reads.

• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 4 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.

Essex: AQI 22, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Essex: AQI 22 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Massachusetts: 19 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 8 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 25 min ago
• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - New Hampshire: 2 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 44 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.

National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric): 2 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric): 2 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric) · 7 min ago

• National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 17 entries for this county · National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric) · 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.

Quiet

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN): No notice naming a place here in the last 30 days · Massachusetts EOLWD (filed with the State Library of Massachusetts) · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• 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, Boston, week of 2026-10-19: $4.249 a gallon, down 6 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Massachusetts, week of 2026-10-19: $4.202 a gallon, down 6 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, New England (PADD 1A), week of 2026-10-19: $4.249 a gallon, down 4 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  *Updated* Revvity, Lawrence. Massachusetts EOLWD (filed with the State Library of Massachusetts)
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 319,282 jobs (321,326 a year earlier); $1,613 average weekly wage ($1,547 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; Massachusetts EOLWD (filed with the State Library of Massachusetts) 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)
  48 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)
  349 properties on the National Register in this county, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks. 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.