Haywood County, North Carolina

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• West Fork Pigeon River At Bethel, NC: water level 0.07 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (0.72 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• West F Pigeon River Above Lake Logan Near Hazelwood, NC: flow 16.9 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 18.19 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• West F Pigeon River Above Lake Logan Near Hazelwood, NC: water level 0.77 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 0.85 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• East Fork Pigeon River Near Canton, NC: water level -0.2 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above -0.14 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Pigeon River Near Canton, NC: flow 81.5 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 37 min 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 - North Carolina: 24 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.

17 entries from www.drivenc.gov 511 events (North Carolina DOT) for this county, in its latest read.

• www.drivenc.gov 511 events: 17 entries for this county · North Carolina DOT · read 8 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 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

16 reports in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

• Owlett to host human trafficking awareness event in Canton · The High Point Enterprise · 18 h ago Published event
• Owlett to host human trafficking awareness event in Canton · Ashe Post & Times · 18 h ago Published event
• Endowment boosts resources for WCU track, cross country teams · Smoky Mountain News · 22 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Two Macon deputies fired for misconduct · Smoky Mountain News · 22 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• COVID cases rise in Western North Carolina · Smoky Mountain News · 22 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Haywood County: AQI 14, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Haywood County: AQI 14 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago
• South Ridges: AQI 61 · 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 25 min ago
• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - North Carolina: 15 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 28 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 entry from Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio) outage map (Esri ArcGIS) (Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio)) for this county, in its latest read.

• Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio) outage map (Esri ArcGIS): 1 entry for this county · Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio) · read 58 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.

1 source here, none answering with current records.

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, Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of 2026-10-19: $3.860 a gallon, down 7 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, BLUE RIDGE SOUTHERN RAILROAD, WAYNESVILLE, MILLER ST/SMATHERS S, 2026-07-27. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 17,146 jobs (17,392 a year earlier); $944 average weekly wage ($944 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 40 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  9 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, 10:26 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 1 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)
  Smathers-Gautier House, 124 Daisey Avenue, Waynesville (Haywood County, North Carolina), reference SG100013486: nominated, comments due 2026-10-01. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register listings (NPS)
  23 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, 10:53 AM EDT.