Ellis County, Texas

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Red Oak Creek At Fm 813 Near Palmer, TX: water level 12.68 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (7.85 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 33 min ago
• Trinity River Near Rosser, TX: water level 2.76 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (2.78 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Trinity River Near Rosser, TX: flow 569 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 572 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Waxahachie Creek Near Bardwell, TX: flow 0.02 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 33 min ago
• Waxahachie Creek Near Bardwell, TX: water level 15.2 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 33 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: 19 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.

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.

• Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony · Midlothian city · 20 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Midlothian Christmas Celebration · Midlothian city · 21 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

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

• MPD’s Smith named NTPCA president · Midlothian Mirror · 9 h ago
• Tough finales prepare WHS for postseason · Waxahachie Daily Light · 18 h ago
• Texas History Minute: John Jay guided U.S. spying, treaty negotiations during Revolution · Midlothian Mirror · 19 h ago
• MISD runners qualify for XC state · Midlothian Mirror · 19 h ago
• Voters head to polls on Tuesday · Midlothian Mirror · 19 h ago

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

11 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: 11 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 24 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: 4 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Oncor Electric Delivery: 4 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Oncor Electric Delivery · 4 min ago

• Oncor Electric Delivery outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 40 entries for this county · Oncor Electric Delivery · read 4 min ago
• Southwestern Electric Power Co (AEP) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Southwestern Electric Power Co (AEP) · read 33 min ago
• Texas-New Mexico Power outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Texas-New Mexico Power · read 33 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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Quiet

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN): No notice naming a place here in the last 30 days · Texas Workforce Commission · read 2 min ago
• 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, 8:27 AM 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
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 66,365 jobs (63,765 a year earlier); $1,162 average weekly wage ($1,149 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 29, 9:30 AM 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 7 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  21 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, 9:26 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 3 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, 8:25 AM CDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  108 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, 9:30 AM CDT.