Licking County, Ohio

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• North Fork Licking River At Ohio Street, Newark, OH: water level 3.35 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (3.27 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Raccoon Creek Bl Wilson Street At Newark, OH: flow 77.2 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (71.7 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• South Fork Licking River At Kirkersville, OH: flow 8.67 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Raccoon Creek Near Granville, OH: flow 21.4 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• North Fork Licking River At Newark, OH: flow 37 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: 26 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.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

12 entries from WZDx 4.2 work zones (ohio), 12 from OHGO construction and 1 from OHGO incidents (Ohio DOT) for this county, in their latest reads.

• WZDx 4.2 work zones (ohio): 12 entries for this county · Ohio DOT · read 11 min ago
• OHGO construction: 12 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.

9 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

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

• Jonathan Alder Pioneers will open Division III state football playoffs with road game at Granville · Marysville Journal-Tribune · 52 min ago
• New building underway on Newark Granville Road likely to house medical offices · The Reporting Project · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Perry Township residents to weigh new zoning regulations in November election · The Reporting Project · 15 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• John Wieber becomes the new director of Licking County Emergency Management and Homeland Security · The Reporting Project · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Scrappy Soil lets Granville residents compost everyday food waste · The Reporting Project · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 1604: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 1604: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1604: 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 1604: 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): 9 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: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 2 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.

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

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Ohio: 27 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 52 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.

AEP Ohio: 4 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• AEP Ohio: 4 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · AEP Ohio · 49 min ago

• AEP Ohio outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 33 entries for this county · AEP Ohio · read 49 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.

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, Columbus & Ohio River Railroad, NEWARK, 2026-05-24. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 77,041 jobs (72,991 a year earlier); $1,289 average weekly wage ($1,188 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)
  11 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 3 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)
  52 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, 12:01 PM EDT.