Wichita 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.

• Beaver Creek Near Electra, TX: water level 10.75 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (9.44 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Holliday Creek At Wichita Falls, TX: flow 0.2 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Holliday Creek At Wichita Falls, TX: water level 1.43 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Wichita River At Wichita Falls, TX: flow 113 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Wichita River At Wichita Falls, TX: water level 2.75 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: 18 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.

4 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

1 report in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

• Sissies miss postseason after loss to Burkburnett in fourth-place tiebreaker · Decatur – Wise County Messenger · 18 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 1922: influenza A level 9.34, this site’s weekly level is usually below 9.06.

• Wastewater site 1922: influenza A level 9.34 · this site’s weekly level is usually below 9.06 · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 1922: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 4.69 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT
• Wastewater site 1922: RSV level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT

• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 10 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 9 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 8 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 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.

10 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: 10 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.

Oncor Electric Delivery: 70 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Oncor Electric Delivery: 70 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Oncor Electric Delivery · 38 min ago
• AEP Texas: 0 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · AEP Texas · 58 min ago

• Oncor Electric Delivery outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 17 entries for this county · Oncor Electric Delivery · read 38 min ago
• AEP Texas outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 2 entries for this county · AEP Texas · read 58 min ago
• Texas-New Mexico Power outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Texas-New Mexico Power · read 1 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.

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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 36 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: 52,541 jobs (52,591 a year earlier); $1,059 average weekly wage ($1,016 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.

Matters Now

• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS)
  USDA APHIS reports highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in wild birds in Wichita County, Texas (detected 2026-10-01). This is the first detection in wild birds here this season. USDA APHIS

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
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 40 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  16 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 30 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

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  10 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, 9:36 AM CDT.