Essex County, New Jersey

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Third River At Bloomfield, NJ: water level 1.92 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (1.83 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• West Branch Rahway River At Millburn, NJ: water level 1.62 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (1.57 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Peckman River At Ozone Avenue At Verona, NJ: water level -0.41 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Canoe Brook Near Summit, NJ: flow 2 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Second River At Belleville, NJ: flow 7.23 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 - New Jersey: 5 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.

13 entries from WZDx 4.1 work zones (njdot) (New Jersey Institute of Technology) for this county, in its latest read.

• WZDx 4.1 work zones (njdot): 13 entries for this county · New Jersey Institute of Technology · read 11 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.

18 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

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

• FBT Gibbons Adds Former In-House Construction Counsel Christopher A. Villa as Dallas Real Estate Partner · Gibbons P.C. · 38 min ago Not Yet Confirmed
• The Inside Edge with David Wildstein: Tightening Sphincters · New Jersey Globe · 5 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Day 6 of Early voting in New Jersey. Polls are open from 10 AM to 8 PM · New Jersey Globe · 5 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Democrats build gigantic advance voting lead in New Jersey · New Jersey Globe · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• DiVincenzo Seeks 7th Term, Essex County Commissioner Board Poised for Significant Turnover · Montclair Local News · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

And 20 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

Wastewater site 1206: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.07, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 1206: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.07 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1224: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.17 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1206: influenza A level 1.53 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1224: influenza A level 1.6 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1206: RSV level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 15 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 8 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: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 4 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.

Northeast Urban: AQI 60, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Northeast Urban: AQI 60 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - New Jersey: 11 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 58 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 8 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 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.

Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G): 13 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G): 13 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) · 58 min ago
• Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy): 0 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy) · 1 h ago

• Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy) · read 1 h ago
• Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) · 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.

Matters Now

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Mars Information Services, Newark: 55 workers; starts 2027-01-31. NJ Department of Labor
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc, Newark: 113 workers; starts 2027-01-21. NJ Department of Labor

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, New York City, week of 2026-10-19: $4.249 a gallon, down 7 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), week of 2026-10-19: $4.312 a gallon, down 4 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Culinaire, Newark: 75 workers; starts 2026-12-31. NJ Department of Labor
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark: 125 workers; starts 2026-11-28. NJ Department of Labor
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, Consolidated Rail Corporation, NEWARK, CITY/CORBIN STREET, 2026-07-20. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Newark, 2026-07-02. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark: 89 workers; starts 2026-09-18. NJ Department of Labor
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Mars WrigleyConfectionary US, LLC, Newark: 307 workers; starts 2026-10-16. NJ Department of Labor
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Newark, 2026-06-30. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Consolidated Rail Corporation, NEWARK, 2026-06-23. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Consolidated Rail Corporation, NEWARK, 2026-06-18. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Newark, 2026-06-11. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Consolidated Rail Corporation, NEWARK, 2026-05-28. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 357,671 jobs (352,043 a year earlier); $1,935 average weekly wage ($1,904 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; NJ Department of Labor Oct 29, 10:00 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 11 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  47 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 6 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 36 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
• State registers: No new state register action here · NJ Historic Preservation Office (NJDEP) · read Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  143 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, 10:30 AM EDT; NJ Historic Preservation Office (NJDEP) Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT.