Ramsey County, Minnesota

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Rice Creek Below Old Highway 8 In Mounds View, MN: flow 9.43 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Mississippi River At Street Paul, MN: flow 8,540 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 05288580: water level 5.91 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 05331000: water level 3.3 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: 4 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 12 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.

34 entries from WZDx 4 work zones (mndot) (Minnesota DOT) and 21 from Minnesota 511 events (Iowa Department of Transportation (Minnesota 511 mirror)) for this county, in their latest reads.

• WZDx 4 work zones (mndot): 34 entries for this county · Minnesota DOT · read 12 min ago
• Minnesota 511 events: 21 entries for this county · Iowa Department of Transportation (Minnesota 511 mirror) · read 16 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.

20 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

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

• ‘Our votes are important’: Minneapolis Native community rallies voters amid immigration enforcement concerns · Sahan Journal · 49 min ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Minnesota Zoo welcomes 3 orphaned brown bear cubs rescued from Alaska · KSTP-TV · 1 h ago
• Mankato's Day of the Dead aims to bring people together · MPR News · 2 h ago Published event
• Artist Spotlight: Titus Kaphar · KSTP-TV · 2 h ago
• Trumpeter Swans are Back in Minnesota · KSTP-TV · 2 h ago

And 71 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

Wastewater site 1021: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 3.72, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• 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 1021: 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
• Wastewater site 1021: RSV 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): 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 3 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.

Twin Cities: AQI 36, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Twin Cities: AQI 36 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 16 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 1 h ago
• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Minnesota: 4 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · 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.

1 entry 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): 1 entry for this county · Xcel Energy (PSCo, NSP-MN, NSP-WI, SPS) · read 36 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 source here, none answering with current records.

Matters Now

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Union Pacific Railroad Company, ST PAUL, 2026-06-19: 1 car released hazardous material. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, Minnesota Commercial Railway, ST PAUL, DOSWELL AVE, 2026-06-16: 1 person injured. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Minnesota Commercial Railway, ST PAUL, 2026-06-16: 1 person injured. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration

Quiet

• 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, CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY, ARDEN HILLS, GREY FOX ROAD, 2026-07-18. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Union Pacific Railroad Company, SOUTH ST PAUL, 2026-07-04. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Union Pacific Railroad Company, ST PAUL, 2026-06-19. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, Minnesota Commercial Railway, ST PAUL, KENNEDY STREET NORTH, 2026-05-26. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Minnesota Commercial Railway, ST PAUL, 2026-05-17. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 321,456 jobs (328,095 a year earlier); $1,751 average weekly wage ($1,688 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 Ramsey County, Minnesota (9 detections, the newest 2026-10-02). 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 18 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  30 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 14 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 44 min 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)
  117 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, 9:30 AM CDT.