Portage County, Ohio

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• West Branch Mahoning River At Wayland, OH: flow 36.8 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Cuyahoga River At Hiram Rapids, OH: flow 57.6 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• West Branch Mahoning River Near Ravenna, OH: flow 7.37 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• West Branch Mahoning River Near Ravenna, OH: water level 1.77 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 03092460: water level 2.08 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · 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: 8 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.

4 sources answered; nothing recent here.

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.

• Watch the Grand Opening of Aurora Park @ Geauga Lake · Aurora city · 14 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

2 reports in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

• College students design avant-garde robot fashion in unique Kent State competition: Growing STEM · WKYC · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Small animals provide big experiences at Pure Passions Farm in Kent: Ready Pet GO! · WKYC · 18 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 1657: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 1657: 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 1678: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 2.09 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1657: 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 1678: influenza A level 2.49 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1657: 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 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 8 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 8 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 6 entries for this county · FDA · read 27 min ago
• openFDA drug enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 2 entries for this county · FDA · read 28 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.

7 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: 7 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 13 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: 15 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• 13998: 15 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · 12 min ago
• FirstEnergy Ohio (Ohio Edison, Illuminating Co., Toledo Edison): 15 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · FirstEnergy Ohio (Ohio Edison, Illuminating Co., Toledo Edison) · 47 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 47 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 12 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.

No source here for this.

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
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 55,887 jobs (56,183 a year earlier); $1,199 average weekly wage ($1,175 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 59 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  40 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 9 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

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  43 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.