Jefferson County, Washington

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Big Quilcene River Below Diversion Near Quilcene, WA: flow 25.3 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 25.86 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 55 min ago
• Hoh River At Us Highway 101 Near Forks, WA: flow 867 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Hoh River At Us Highway 101 Near Forks, WA: water level 2.47 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Duckabush River Near Brinnon, WA: flow 155 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Duckabush River Near Brinnon, WA: water level 0.67 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 - Washington: 14 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.

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

• Queets on US 101 at mp 152.52 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 2 h ago
• Queets on US 101 at mp 152.52 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 2 h ago
• Jefferson County International Airport West · Washington State Department of Transportation · 8 h ago
• WSF Port Townsend Street · Washington State Department of Transportation · 8 h ago
• WSF Port Townsend Terminal · Washington State Department of Transportation · 8 h ago

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

Coming Up

• HFB - Special meeting · Jefferson County government · 21 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Wastewater site 2044: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 17.94, this site’s weekly level is usually below 14.2.

• Wastewater site 2044: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 17.94 · this site’s weekly level is usually below 14.2 · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 5:00 PM PDT
• Wastewater site 2044: influenza A level 2.84 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 5:00 PM PDT
• Wastewater site 2044: RSV level 8.19 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 5:00 PM PDT

• 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 measles: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 1 entry 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.

Port Townsend: AQI 18, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Port Townsend: AQI 18 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago
• Taholah: AQI 6 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Washington: 11 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 47 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 5 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 44 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 answered; nothing recent here.

Quiet

• 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, 6:27 AM PDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Washington, week of 2026-10-19: $5.332 a gallon, down 4 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, West Coast except California, week of 2026-10-19: $5.007 a gallon, down 6 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 9,101 jobs (9,145 a year earlier); $1,299 average weekly wage ($1,179 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, 6:25 AM PDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT.

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, 5:04 PM PDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 59 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, 5:04 PM PDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 7:26 AM PDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 6:27 AM PDT.

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 8 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, 6:25 AM PDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  67 properties on the National Register in this county, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. 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, 6:25 AM PDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 7:00 AM PDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 8:16 AM PDT.