Ottawa County, Ohio

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Portage River Near Elmore, OH: flow 12 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (13.2 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 48 min ago
• Gauge 04195820: water level 1.92 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 48 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 - Ohio: 2 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.

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

• WZDx 4.2 work zones (ohio): 1 entry for this county · Ohio DOT · read 7 min ago
• OHGO construction: 1 entry for this county · Ohio DOT · read 4 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.

3 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Wastewater site 1649: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 1649: 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 1649: 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 1649: 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 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 1 entry 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.

4 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: 4 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 34 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.

13998: 1 customer out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• 13998: 1 customer out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · 34 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): 2 entries for this county · AEP Ohio · read 33 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
• 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 34 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.

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Coming Up

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

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, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, OAK HARBOR, 2026-07-22. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 13,175 jobs (12,775 a year earlier); $1,156 average weekly wage ($1,151 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.

Unusual For Here

• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS)
  USDA APHIS reports highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in wild birds in Ottawa County, Ohio (detected 2026-09-17). This is the first detection in wild birds here this season. USDA APHIS

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
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 7 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  8 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 2 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 32 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

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  24 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.