Worcester County, Massachusetts

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Ware River At Barre Plains, MA: flow 83 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (43.3 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• East Branch Swift River Near Hardwick, MA: flow 3.41 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 3.8 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Nashua River, Water Street Bridge, At Clinton, MA: flow 12.8 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Blackstone River, West Main St., At Millbury, MA: flow 97.6 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Quinsigamond River At North Grafton, MA: flow 12.9 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: 44 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 10 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 sources answered; nothing recent here.

114 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): 114 entries for this county · Massachusetts DOT · read 12 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.

• Airport Commission Regular Meeting Agenda · Gardner city · 20 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

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

• There's a new MLB champ in town and it's the Milwaukee Brewers · WEEI · 35 min ago
• Bruins PBP Judd Sirott joins! Are Carolina and Boston the two best teams in the East? · WEEI · 37 min ago
• Tale of the Tape: Patriots Vs. Dolphins · WEEI · 52 min ago
• 10-29-26 Thursday Full Show - Never ending drama with Jaylen Brown, Bill O'Brien and Judd Sirott on the show! · WEEI · 1 h ago
• HR 1 - The never ending Jaylen Brown drama and Bill O'Brien joins! · WEEI · 1 h ago

And 86 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

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 760: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 6.34 · 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 760: influenza A level 1.62 · 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

• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 18 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 18 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 16 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 16 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 15 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 15 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 11 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• openFDA drug enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 6 entries for this county · FDA · read 1 h ago
• openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 1 entry for this county · FDA · 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.

Worcester: AQI 28, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Worcester: AQI 28 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 2 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Massachusetts: 61 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 9 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.

National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric): 0 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric): 0 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric) · 1 h ago

• National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 24 entries for this county · National Grid Massachusetts (Massachusetts Electric) · 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.

Matters Now

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  EyePoint US Inc., Northbridge and Watertown. Massachusetts EOLWD (filed with the State Library of Massachusetts)
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Powered by FTGU, LLC, Fitchburg. Massachusetts EOLWD (filed with the State Library of Massachusetts)

Quiet

• 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, 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)
  Metri BWI, LLC, Leominster. Massachusetts EOLWD (filed with the State Library of Massachusetts)
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  *Updated* Community Healthlink, Inc. (aka CHL), Worcester and Leominster. Massachusetts EOLWD (filed with the State Library of Massachusetts)
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, LEOMINSTER, 2026-06-18. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 350,633 jobs (353,064 a year earlier); $1,506 average weekly wage ($1,483 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 23 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  84 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, 11:56 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 13 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 2 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)
  502 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, 12:06 PM EDT.