Bell County, Texas

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Nolan Creek At South Penelope, Belton, TX: water level 10.84 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (4.35 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 31 min ago
• North Elm Creek At Rosebud Road Near Meeks, TX: water level 3.76 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (2.08 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 46 min ago
• Lampasas River Near Belton, TX: water level 1.59 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (4.65 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 36 min ago
• Nolan Creek At South Penelope, Belton, TX: flow 19.5 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 31 min ago
• Lampasas River Near Belton, TX: flow 9 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 36 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 - Texas: 32 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 8 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 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.

• Water line repairs to prompt lane closures on IH-14 access roads Nov. 2 · Killeen city · 16 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Avenue G lane closure planned through Nov. 3 · Killeen city · 17 h ago Published event
• Water line repairs to prompt lane closures on IH-14 access roads Nov. 2 · Killeen city · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Avenue G lane closure planned through Oct. 30 · Killeen city · 18 h ago Published event

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

• Florida mother arrested at airport after allegedly leaving 4 kids home alone while she went to Las Vegas for work · KCEN-TV · 40 min ago
• Rare Nanotyrannus skeleton 'Jodi' sells for $47.3M · KCEN-TV · 42 min ago
• TEXRail is breaking ground on new $270M facility · KCEN-TV · 53 min ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Man accused of stealing mail from 48 addresses wanted in San Antonio; reward offered · KCEN-TV · 55 min ago Published event
• New poll: Talarico, Abbott lead as early voting in Texas nears close · KCEN-TV · 1 h ago Published event

And 44 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

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

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Texas: 20 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 22 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.

Oncor Electric Delivery: 5 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Oncor Electric Delivery: 5 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Oncor Electric Delivery · 2 min ago
• Pedernales Electric Cooperative: 0 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Pedernales Electric Cooperative · 20 min ago

• Oncor Electric Delivery outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 34 entries for this county · Oncor Electric Delivery · read 2 min ago
• Pedernales Electric Cooperative outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 6 entries for this county · Pedernales Electric Cooperative · read 20 min ago
• Texas-New Mexico Power outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Texas-New Mexico Power · read 31 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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Matters Now

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, BNSF Railway Company, BELTON, NORTH WHEAT ROAD, 2026-06-05: 1 person injured. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration

Quiet

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN): No notice naming a place here in the last 30 days · Texas Workforce Commission · read Oct 22, 11:23 PM CDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Texas, week of 2026-10-19: $3.704 a gallon, down 7 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Gulf Coast (PADD 3), week of 2026-10-19: $3.784 a gallon, down 7 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  Revol Greens Tx, LLC, Temple: 115 workers; starts 2026-10-15. Texas Workforce Commission
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 129,871 jobs (130,235 a year earlier); $1,323 average weekly wage ($1,269 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, 8:25 AM CDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Texas Workforce Commission Oct 22, 11:23 PM CDT.

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, 7:04 PM CDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 1 h 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, 7:04 PM CDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 8:23 AM CDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

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 18 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 31 min ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  65 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, 8:25 AM CDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 9:13 AM CDT.