Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Susquehanna River At Wilkes-barre, PA: flow 3,180 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Lehigh River Bl Francis East Walter Reservoir Near White Haven, PA: flow 267 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Wapwallopen Creek Near Wapwallopen, PA: flow 22.2 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Lake Nescopeck Creek Tributary Near Freeland, PA: flow 42.5 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Gauge 01536500: water level 0.84 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 - Pennsylvania: 8 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 11 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.

8 sources answered; nothing recent here.

2 reports 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.

• Yauch, Ashley - 3503 DEFIANT TRESPASS and 2 additional charges · Lebanon city · 19 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Hess, Hudson Colby - 75-3743 (A) ACCIDENT INVOLVING DAMAGE TO ATTENDED VEHICLE OR PROPERTY (M3) and 3 additional charges · Lebanon city · 23 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

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

• Baptist Tabernacle hosts pumpkin giveaway · Times Leader · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• The Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre presents ‘Rocky Horror Show’ · Times Leader · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Test Kitchen: Halloween cookies come in festive shapes, colors · Times Leader · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• AAA warns of Halloween’s triple threat: pedestrians, impairment and fatigue · Times Leader · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Data center developer met with skepticism at Newport Twp. Board of Commissioners meeting · Times Leader · 3 h ago Published event

And 5 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

Wastewater site 2569: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 2.42, not enough history for this site to say what is usual.

• Wastewater site 2569: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 2.42 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 2569: influenza A level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 2569: RSV level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · 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 16 h ago
• openFDA drug enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 3 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 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 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

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.

Scranton and Wilkes-Barre: AQI 47, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Scranton and Wilkes-Barre: AQI 47 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 47 min ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Pennsylvania: 13 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 15 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 7 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 29 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.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

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
• 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, 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
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, READING BLUE MOUNTAIN & NORTHERN RAILROAD COMMISSION, DURYEA, 2026-07-01. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 144,145 jobs (143,687 a year earlier); $1,147 average weekly wage ($1,122 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 50 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  20 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist
• Non-native species (USGS NAS)
  Carolina fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana) was found in the [No locality description provided], Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 2026-09-14. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS)
• Non-native species (USGS NAS)
  Rusty Crayfish (Faxonius rusticus) was found in the Moon Lake Boat Launch, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 2026-08-08. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS)

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 11 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)
  30 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, 12:35 PM EDT.