Hennepin County, Minnesota

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Elm Creek Near Champlin, MN: flow 7.32 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Shingle Creek At Queen Avenue In Minneapolis, MN: flow 6.41 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Minnehaha Creek At Hiawatha Avenue In Minneapolis, MN: flow 9.56 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Lake Minnetonka Above Grays Bay Otlt In Minnetonka: water level 928 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 05330920: water level 687 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 - Minnesota: 8 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · 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.

5 sources answered; nothing recent here.

70 entries from WZDx 4 work zones (mndot) (Minnesota DOT) for this county, in its latest read.

• WZDx 4 work zones (mndot): 70 entries for this county · Minnesota 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.

19 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

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

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• Laura Wall will improve schools, support educators · Eden Prairie Local News · 40 min ago
• Minneapolis residents set early voting record · KARE · 46 min ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Samhain: Finding the sacred in the turning of the year · Eden Prairie Local News · 47 min ago

And 163 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

Wastewater site 1004: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 2.19, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 1004: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 2.19 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 1021: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 3.72 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 1025: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 997: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 1004: influenza A level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 24 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 12 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 12 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 11 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 6 entries for this county · FDA · read 40 min ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 3 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.

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

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Minnesota: 10 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 55 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.

9 entries from Xcel Energy (PSCo, NSP-MN, NSP-WI, SPS) outage map (Esri ArcGIS) (Xcel Energy (PSCo, NSP-MN, NSP-WI, SPS)) for this county, in its latest read.

• Xcel Energy (PSCo, NSP-MN, NSP-WI, SPS) outage map (Esri ArcGIS): 9 entries for this county · Xcel Energy (PSCo, NSP-MN, NSP-WI, SPS) · 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.

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, 8:27 AM CDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Minnesota, week of 2026-10-19: $4.180 a gallon, up 0 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• 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)
  Grade-crossing collision, Union Pacific Railroad Company, MINNEAPOLIS, ENTRANCE TO TCIT, 2026-07-25. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 899,466 jobs (907,149 a year earlier); $2,065 average weekly wage ($1,978 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, 8:25 AM CDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

Matters Now

• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS)
  USDA APHIS reports highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in wild birds in Hennepin County, Minnesota (15 detections, the newest 2026-10-15). 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, 7:04 PM CDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 1 h ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  79 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, 7:04 PM CDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 9:26 AM CDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

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, 8:25 AM CDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  161 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, 8:25 AM CDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 10:27 AM CDT.