Somerset County, New Jersey

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Royce Brook At Hamilton Road Near Manville, NJ: flow 6.27 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (6.17 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 51 min ago
• Middle Brook At Bound Brook, NJ: water level 4.05 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (4.44 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 36 min ago
• North Branch Raritan River At North Branch, NJ: water level 3.03 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (3.04 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 51 min ago
• North Branch Raritan River At South Branch, NJ: water level 1.51 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 1.52 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Lamington River At Burnt Mills, NJ: water level 2.9 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 21 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: 33 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.

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

27 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): 27 entries for this county · New Jersey Institute of Technology · read 5 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.

6 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

3 sources answered; nothing recent here.

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 1222: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 7.98 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 2637: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.16 · 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 1222: influenza A level 1.59 · 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): 24 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 18 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 17 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 9 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 9 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 8 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 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.

45 entries from USGS latest streamflow and gage height - New Jersey (U.S. Geological Survey) for this county, in its latest read.

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - New Jersey: 45 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 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.

Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G): 0 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G): 0 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) · 9 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) · 28 min ago

• Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Jersey Central Power & Light (FirstEnergy) · read 28 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 9 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

• 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)
  Optum, Basking Ridge: 57 workers; starts 2026-12-07. NJ Department of Labor
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Cellares Corporation, Bridgewater: 68 workers; starts 2026-11-19. NJ Department of Labor
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Verizon Corp Resources Group LLC, Basking Ridge: 282 workers; starts 2026-10-16. NJ Department of Labor
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 186,950 jobs (192,362 a year earlier); $2,849 average weekly wage ($2,703 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 40 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  39 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 12 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, 10:53 AM EDT; NJ Historic Preservation Office (NJDEP) Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT.