Kent County, Michigan

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Buck Creek At Wilson Avenue At Grandville, MI: flow 27.5 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Rogue River Near Rockford, MI: flow 111 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Grand River At Grand Rapids, MI: flow 1,590 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Plaster Creek At 28th Street At Grand Rapids, MI: flow 10 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Grand River At State Highway M-11 At Grandville, MI: flow 1,750 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 - Michigan: 15 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.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

3 sources answered; nothing recent here.

10 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

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

• Hackers expose personal information of more than 40,000 DHS agents · WZZM · 1 h ago
• When is the Milwaukee Brewers' World Series championship parade? · WZZM · 1 h ago
• It's National Cat Day! Here are 10 fun facts about the felines · WZZM · 2 h ago
• Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi and its founders using state's strict gambling laws · WZZM · 2 h ago
• Funeral for baby found dead at Electric Forest set for Monday, Nov. 9 · WXMI · 3 h ago Published event

And 49 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

Wastewater site 860: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.28, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 860: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.28 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 886: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 2.42 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 886: influenza A level 2.79 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 886: RSV level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 860: influenza A level 3.41 · 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 mpox: 10 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 8 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 5 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.

Grand Rapids: AQI 64, this county’s daily AQI in October is usually below 59.

• Grand Rapids: AQI 64 · this county’s daily AQI in October is usually below 59 · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Michigan: 14 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 53 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 11 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 59 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 sources answered; nothing recent here.

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, Midwest (PADD 2), week of 2026-10-19: $4.145 a gallon, up 0 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, CSX Transportation, GRAND RAPIDS, 2026-07-25. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 415,932 jobs (417,957 a year earlier); $1,301 average weekly wage ($1,257 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.

Matters Now

• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS)
  USDA APHIS reports highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in wild birds in Kent County, Michigan (detected 2026-10-14). 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 1 h 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, 9:23 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 19 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 31 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)
  49 properties on the National Register in this county. 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, 10:13 AM EDT.