Middlesex County, New Jersey

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Lawrence Brook At Westons Mills, NJ: flow 15.7 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 55 min ago
• Manalapan Brook At Spotswood, NJ: flow 22.9 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Deep Run At Old Bridge, NJ: flow 5.2 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 01403900: flow 15.3 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 01405030: water level 15.8 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 55 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 - New Jersey: 11 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.

110 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): 110 entries for this county · New Jersey Institute of Technology · read 3 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 report in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

Coming Up

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

• What You'll Find at the New Brunswick Free Public Library · New Brunswick city · 15 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

12 entries from GDELT 2.0 Events export (The GDELT Project) for this county, in its latest read.

• GDELT 2.0 Events export: 12 entries for this county · The GDELT Project · read 14 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.

Wastewater site 1213: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1.06, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 1213: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1.06 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1213: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1213: RSV level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT

• openFDA drug enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 12 entries for this county · FDA · read 27 min ago
• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 4 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
• openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 3 entries for this county · FDA · read 26 min ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 1 entry 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.

Central: AQI 42, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Central: AQI 42 · 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: 13 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 28 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 8 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 43 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.

9726: 1 customer out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• 9726: 1 customer out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · 11 min ago
• Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G): 9 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) · 27 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) · 47 min ago

• Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy) · read 47 min ago
• Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) · read 27 min ago
• U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) outage map (utility-built): 1 entry for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · 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.

1 source here, none answering with current records.

Quiet

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN): No notice naming a place here in the last 30 days · NJ Department of Labor · read 1 h ago
• 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)
  Novo Nordisk, Plainsboro: 108 workers; starts 2026-12-31. NJ Department of Labor
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Johnson & Johnson Services Inc, New Brunswick: 88 workers; starts 2026-12-18. NJ Department of Labor
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Banker Steel, a Division of Schuff Steel, South Plainfield: 115 workers; starts 2026-12-14. NJ Department of Labor
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Edison Twp, 2026-07-03. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, South Amboy, 2026-07-02. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Woodbridge Twp, 2026-07-02. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Fusion Transport LLC, Piscataway: 79 workers; starts 2026-10-01. NJ Department of Labor
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation), MONMOUTH JUNCTION, 2026-06-18. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 428,581 jobs (429,402 a year earlier); $1,832 average weekly wage ($1,764 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 58 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  36 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist
• Non-native species (USGS NAS)
  water spangles (Salvinia minima) was found in the Jefferson Park pond, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 2026-09-03. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS)

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 8 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
• 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)
  56 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, 11:16 AM EDT; NJ Historic Preservation Office (NJDEP) Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT.