Jim Wells County, Texas

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• San Fernando Creek At Alice, TX: flow 1.35 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 08212400: flow 0 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• San Fernando Creek At Alice, TX: water level 0.68 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 08212400: water level 1.18 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• San Diego Creek At Alice, TX: flow 0 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 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 - Texas: 11 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.

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

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

• Classified 10.29.2026 A.009.1 · Alice Echo-News Journal · 10 h ago
• E-Edition 10.29.2026 · Alice Echo-News Journal · 10 h ago
• Orange Grove High School marching band qualifies for Texas state competition for third consecutive year · KRIS-TV · 18 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• When Politics Divides Us, Who Pays the Price? · Alice Echo-News Journal · 19 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• JIM WELLS COUNTY COMMUNITY GATHERS FOR EMOTIONAL AWARENESS VIGIL AT COUNTY COURTHOUSE · Alice Echo-News Journal · 20 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

7 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: 7 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 58 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.

AEP Texas: 0 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• AEP Texas: 0 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · AEP Texas · 58 min ago

• AEP Texas outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 8 entries for this county · AEP Texas · read 58 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.

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Matters Now

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY, US0281 SOUTHBOUND RA, 2026-07-30: 1 person injured. Reported by FRA with the July 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 37 min ago
• 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: 14,186 jobs (14,779 a year earlier); $950 average weekly wage ($946 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 41 min ago

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 13 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, 8:25 AM CDT

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, 9:53 AM CDT.