Franklin County, Ohio

2 sources answering with records; no headline here in the last 24 hours.

Active because the sources below answered with current records; none of what they hold is placed on this county as a headline or a reading.

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Alum Creek At Columbus, OH: water level 2.57 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (2.38 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Alum Creek At Columbus, OH: flow 136 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 84.5 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Big Walnut Creek At Rees, OH: flow 214 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 205 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Big Walnut Creek At Central College, OH: flow 140 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Olentangy River Near Worthington, OH: flow 52.2 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 - Ohio: 20 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · 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.

16 entries from WZDx 4.2 work zones (ohio), 8 from OHGO construction and 1 from OHGO incidents (Ohio DOT) for this county, in their latest reads.

• WZDx 4.2 work zones (ohio): 16 entries for this county · Ohio DOT · read 12 min ago
• OHGO construction: 8 entries for this county · Ohio DOT · read 8 min ago
• OHGO incidents: 1 entry for this county · Ohio 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.

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

Coming Up

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

• Issue 28: Community Consent Amendment Information · Grove City city · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Road Construction Updates · Grove City city · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Manheim Ohio Automotive Storage Lot - Special Use Permit (Outdoor Sales and Storage) · Grove City city · 19 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Manheim Ohio Automotive Storage Lot -Certificate of Appropriateness · Grove City city · 19 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Grove City Halloween · Grove City city · 19 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

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

• Investigators trick Washington murder suspect into mailing them his DNA to crack 1986 cold case · WBNS-TV · 32 min ago
• Columbus-area man sentenced in killing of Obetz woman · WCMH-TV · 35 min ago
• 2026 trick-or-treat dates & times around central Ohio · WBNS-TV · 40 min ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Georgia veteran shares battle with seasonal affective disorder · WBNS-TV · 41 min ago
• Noah Kahan announces The Last of the Bugs World Tour with Ohio Stadium concert · WBNS-TV · 52 min ago

And 89 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

Wastewater site 1549: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 3.55, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 1549: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 3.55 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1555: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 2.7 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1549: 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 1555: 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 1549: 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): 18 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 8 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 6 entries for this county · FDA · read 1 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 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• openFDA drug enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 2 entries for this county · FDA · 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.

Columbus: AQI 69, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Columbus: AQI 69 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 2 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Ohio: 25 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 52 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 16 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.

AEP Ohio: 244 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• AEP Ohio: 244 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · AEP Ohio · 49 min ago
• FirstEnergy Ohio (Ohio Edison, Illuminating Co., Toledo Edison): 0 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · FirstEnergy Ohio (Ohio Edison, Illuminating Co., Toledo Edison) · 1 h ago

• AEP Ohio outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 51 entries for this county · AEP Ohio · read 49 min ago
• FirstEnergy Ohio (Ohio Edison, Illuminating Co., Toledo Edison) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · FirstEnergy Ohio (Ohio Edison, Illuminating Co., Toledo Edison) · 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.

Matters Now

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Ohio, week of 2026-10-19: $4.049 a gallon, up 18 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration

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

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)
  Rail accident, CSX Transportation, COLUMBUS, 2026-05-30. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, COLUMBUS, LOCAL STREET/WEBER R, 2026-05-18. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, COLUMBUS, 2026-05-04. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 784,853 jobs (779,320 a year earlier); $1,596 average weekly wage ($1,519 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 8 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  72 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, 11:56 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 4 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 2 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 listings (NPS)
  307 properties on the National Register in this county, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks. 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, 12:01 PM EDT.