Providence County, Rhode Island

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• North Branch Pawtuxet River At Fiskeville, RI: flow 26 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (44 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Moshassuck River At Providence, RI: flow 12.2 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 48 min ago
• Woonasquatucket River At Centerdale, RI: flow 24.5 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 48 min ago
• Blackstone River At Woonsocket, RI: flow 395 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Peeptoad Brook At Elmdale Road Near North Scituate, RI: flow 0.48 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 - Rhode Island: 44 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 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.

3 sources answered; nothing recent here.

2 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.

• Inflation heats up again days before midterm elections where cost of living dominates · Providence Business News · 60 min ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Electric Vehicle Owners Unhappy About Rhode Island’s New Registration Fees · ecoRI News · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• 4th Annual Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame to Honor Nine · RINewsToday · 8 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• We Cook! Halloween Corn Chowda, garnished with Cheez-Its – Anthony Salemme · RINewsToday · 8 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• RI Veterans: Desert Shield Desert Storm Memorial Dedication, Events, Vets Home… – John A. Cianci · RINewsToday · 8 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 1809: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 3.87, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 1809: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 3.87 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1810: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 5.88 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1811: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 8.6 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1809: 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 1810: influenza A 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): 36 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 12 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 9 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 8 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 8 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 4 entries 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.

Providence: AQI 62, this county’s daily AQI in October is usually below 61.

• Providence: AQI 62 · this county’s daily AQI in October is usually below 61 · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago
• Western: AQI 9 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Rhode Island: 53 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 33 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 20 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 59 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.

2 sources here, none answering with current records.

Matters Now

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Hasbro, Inc., Pawtucket: closure, 587 workers; starts 2026-12-24. Rhode Island DLT

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, New England (PADD 1A), week of 2026-10-19: $4.249 a gallon, down 4 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 285,278 jobs (289,104 a year earlier); $1,513 average weekly wage ($1,456 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; Rhode Island DLT Oct 29, 10:00 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 6 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  34 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)
  302 properties on the National Register in this county, 2 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, 10:30 AM EDT.