Jackson County, Missouri

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Crackerneck Creek At Selsa Road In Independence, MO: flow 2.04 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (1.13 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Adair Creek At Independence, MO: flow 4.83 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (2.75 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Spring Branch Creek At Holke Road In Independence, MO: water level 7.2 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (7.24 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 06893390: water level 10.23 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (10.25 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Brush Creek At Ward Parkway In Kansas City, MO: water level 35.76 ft · 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 - Missouri: 20 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 12 h ago
• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Kansas: 2 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.

6 entries from WZDx 4.1 work zones (modot) (Missouri DOT) for this county, in its latest read.

• WZDx 4.1 work zones (modot): 6 entries for this county · Missouri 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.

3 meetings on the agendas we read for the next seven days.

Coming Up

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

• Airbnb pledges $500M to nonprofit, scaling emergency stays and raising questions over housing relief · KMBZ · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Man accused in Cornell rape lawsuit wants Letitia James removed from investigation over her posts · KMBZ · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Broadcaster Raftery may hold the ‘onions’ for hoops opener honoring pope · WHB · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• 17 teams that can win 30 games · WHB · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Trump lends support for Darline Graham in South Carolina as Republican anxiety rises in Senate race · KMBZ · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

And 101 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

Wastewater site 1073: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 5.86, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 1073: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 5.86 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 1074: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1.38 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 1075: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 16.08 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 1073: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 1075: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 21 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 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 4 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.

Kansas City: AQI 64, this county’s daily AQI in October is usually below 61.

• Kansas City: AQI 64 · this county’s daily AQI in October is usually below 61 · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Missouri: 46 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 55 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 7 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 42 min ago
• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Kansas: 2 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 50 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.

Evergy: 0 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Evergy: 0 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Evergy · 48 min ago

• Evergy outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 77 entries for this county · Evergy · read 48 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.

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, 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, BNSF Railway Company, KANSAS CITY, PRIVATE, 2026-07-31. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Union Pacific Railroad Company, KANSAS CITY, 2026-05-10. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 370,538 jobs (372,166 a year earlier); $1,498 average weekly wage ($1,450 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.

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
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 57 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  18 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 18 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)
  329 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, 8:25 AM CDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 10:05 AM CDT.