Howard County, Maryland

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Patuxent River Near Laurel, MD: flow 17.8 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Little Patuxent River At Savage, MD: flow 32.2 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Little Patuxent River At Guilford, MD: flow 12.4 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Cattail Creek Near Glenwood, MD: flow 10.9 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 01592500: water level 4.29 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · 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 - Maryland: 8 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.

13 entries from WZDx 4.1 work zones (mdot) (Maryland DOT) and 2 from CHART incidents (Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration) for this county, in their latest reads.

• WZDx 4.1 work zones (mdot): 13 entries for this county · Maryland DOT · read 11 min ago
• CHART incidents: 2 entries for this county · Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration · read 11 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.

• Howard County schools earn top marks in Maryland’s latest school ratings · The Baltimore Banner · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• New date announced for Howard County drone show to celebrate America's 250th after summer cancellation · WMAR-TV · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Emergency bridge repairs to close three lanes of northbound I-95 near MD 32 in Howard County this weekend · WMAR-TV · 5 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• James Rouse thought of nearly everything for Columbia, except death · The Baltimore Banner · 6 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

1 entry from openFDA drug enforcement reports (recalls), newest first (FDA) for this county, in its latest read.

• openFDA drug 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.

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

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Maryland: 13 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 53 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.

Baltimore Gas & Electric: 36 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Baltimore Gas & Electric: 36 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Baltimore Gas & Electric · 31 min ago

• Baltimore Gas & Electric outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Baltimore Gas & Electric · read 31 min ago
• Mon Power and Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Mon Power and Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy) · read 1 h ago
• Potomac Electric Power Co (Pepco) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Potomac Electric Power Co (Pepco) · read 22 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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Coming Up

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

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, Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), week of 2026-10-19: $4.312 a gallon, down 4 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 168,782 jobs (172,229 a year earlier); $1,791 average weekly wage ($1,758 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 23 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  117 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 nominations (Federal Register)
  Gary Memorial United Methodist Church, 2029 Daniels Rd., Ellicott City (Howard County, Maryland), reference SG100013450: nominated, comments due 2026-09-29. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register listings (NPS)
  22 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.