Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Town Brook At Quincy, MA: flow 2.06 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 57 min ago
• Neponset River At Greenlodge Street Near Canton, MA: flow 72.8 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Mother Brook At Dedham, MA: flow 23.7 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Whitmans Pond, Whitmans Pond Dam At East Weymouth, MA: flow 1.13 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Whitmans Pond, Whitmans Pond Dam At East Weymouth, MA: water level 71.82 ft · 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: 28 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.

56 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): 56 entries for this county · Massachusetts DOT · read 13 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 reports 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.

• 8 Upland Woods Circle, Norwood, MA Unit #2 · Boston city · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• 8 Upland Woods Circle, Norwood, MA Unit #1 · Boston city · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

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

• Globe Top 20 girls’ soccer poll: A Top 10 shuffle, with Medfield still at the top · The Boston Globe · 7 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 742: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.02, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 742: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.02 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 752: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 5.43 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 742: influenza A level 3.36 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 742: RSV level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 752: influenza A level 280 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 12 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 10 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 9 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 9 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 8 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 7 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 5 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.

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

• Norfolk: 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: 34 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 45 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 7 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.

11804: 1 customer out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• 11804: 1 customer out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · 46 min ago
• National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric): 0 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric) · 47 min ago

• National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 6 entries for this county · National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric) · read 47 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 46 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.

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Matters Now

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, BRAINTREE, GROVE STREET, 2026-05-23: 1 person killed. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, BRAINTREE, 2026-05-23: 1 person killed. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration

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
• 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)
  Retail Therapy, LLC (dba Frugal Fannie's Fashion and Shoe Warehouse), Westwood. Massachusetts EOLWD (filed with the State Library of Massachusetts)
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Labour� College of Healthcare, Inc., Milton. Massachusetts EOLWD (filed with the State Library of Massachusetts)
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 339,212 jobs (342,581 a year earlier); $1,819 average weekly wage ($1,778 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.

Unusual For Here

• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS)
  USDA APHIS reports highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in wild birds in Norfolk County, Massachusetts (detected 2026-08-10). This is the first detection in wild birds here this season. USDA APHIS

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
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 19 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  56 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 15 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 45 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 listings (NPS)
  251 properties on the National Register in this county, 2 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, 10:30 AM EDT.