Taylor County, Texas

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Cat Claw Creek At Abilene, TX: water level 3.6 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (3.48 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Cedar Creek At Ih 20, Abilene, TX: water level 2.97 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 2.34 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Cat Claw Creek At Abilene, TX: flow 0.01 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Cedar Creek At Ih 20, Abilene, TX: flow 0.13 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Elm Creek At Fm 89 Near Buffalo Gap, TX: water level 3.46 ft · 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 - Texas: 12 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.

1 report 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.

• Community Invited to Sugar Skulls Workshop · Abilene city · 23 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

6 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Wastewater site 2281: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 9.62, not enough history for this site to say what is usual.

• Wastewater site 2281: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 9.62 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 2281: influenza A level 7.87 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 2281: RSV level 4.3 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 9 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 1 entry 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.

13 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: 13 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 23 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: 4 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• AEP Texas: 4 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · AEP Texas · 23 min ago

• AEP Texas outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 20 entries for this county · AEP Texas · read 23 min ago
• Oncor Electric Delivery outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 2 entries for this county · Oncor Electric Delivery · read 3 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.

2 sources here, none answering with current records.

No source here for this.

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
• 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
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, BNSF Railway Company, LAWN, CR 0162, 2026-07-06. Reported by FRA with the July 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 69,604 jobs (68,491 a year earlier); $1,159 average weekly wage ($1,114 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)
  5 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 19 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 nominations (Federal Register)
  Ferguson Hall, (Abilene MPS), 2200 Hickory Street, Abilene (Taylor County, Texas), reference MP100013427: nominated, comments due 2026-09-29. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register listings (NPS)
  57 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.