Pierce County, Washington

Wastewater site 2045: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 23.22, above the highest weekly level on record for this site (22.7).

• Wastewater site 2045: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 23.22 Record · above the highest weekly level on record for this site (22.7) · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 5:00 PM PDT
• Wastewater site 2053: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 9.18 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 5:00 PM PDT
• Wastewater site 2045: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 5:00 PM PDT
• Wastewater site 2053: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 5:00 PM PDT
• Wastewater site 2045: RSV level 1 · 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): 24 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 8 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 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 5 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 5 entries 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.

4 reports in the last 24 hours from 1 source.

• Dataset Updated: WDFW - Tacoma Power Hatchery Adults · Washington Technology Solutions · 9 h ago
• Dataset Updated: WDFW - Tacoma Power Cowlitz Hatchery Adult Plants · Washington Technology Solutions · 9 h ago
• Dataset Updated: WDFW - Tacoma Power Cowlitz SGS Counts · Washington Technology Solutions · 9 h ago
• Dataset Updated: WDFW - Tacoma Power Cowlitz Weirs · Washington Technology Solutions · 9 h ago

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Puyallup River Near Orting, WA: water level 6.17 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (5.65 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Leach Creek Near Fircrest, WA: water level 1.86 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (1.27 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Nisqually River Near National, WA: flow 179 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (195 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Huckleberry Creek Near Greenwater, WA: flow 27.9 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (28 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Puyallup River At Alderton, WA: water level 45.91 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (45.95 ft) · 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: 79 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.

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

• 3A Lakewood SR512-JBLM Main Gate (SB) · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
• 4A Lakewood SR512-Tacoma (NB) · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
• SR 7 / SR 706 Interchange (Elbe) at mp 16.79 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
• Tacoma Narrows Bridge on SR 16 at mp 5 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
• Puyallup River Bridge on I-5 at mp 135.28 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago

10 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.

• Cookies With Mrs. Claus · Puyallup city · 9 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Breakfast With Santa · Puyallup city · 9 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Pictures With Santa · Puyallup city · 9 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony · Puyallup city · 9 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Santa Paws · Puyallup city · 9 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

1 report in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• Armed suspects rob Lakewood jewelry store, smash door to escape · KIRO 7 (CBS) · 1 h ago Published event
• Lakewood School District · KGMI · 7 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Lakewood police search for broad daylight jewelry thieves armed with guns, axes · KING 5 (NBC) · 9 h ago Published event
• Pierce County ferry service restored to WA's Anderson Island after outage · KCPQ (FOX 13 Seattle) · 13 h ago Published event
• City seeks consultant for Masonic Lodge assessment · Gig Harbor Now · 15 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Tacoma-Puyallup: AQI 26, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Tacoma-Puyallup: AQI 26 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Washington: 73 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 1 h ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 5 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 59 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.

18448: 2 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• 18448: 2 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · 33 min ago
• pugetsoundenergy: 10 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · 33 min ago

• U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) outage map (utility-built): 3 entries for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · 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.

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, Seattle, week of 2026-10-19: $5.527 a gallon, down 8 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• 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
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, BNSF Railway Company, TACOMA, 2026-05-27. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 335,321 jobs (335,023 a year earlier); $1,459 average weekly wage ($1,401 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 6 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  22 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 2 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, 6:25 AM PDT

Background

• National Register nominations (Federal Register)
  Ray Gibson Caballeros Club, 1516 S 28th Street, Tacoma (Pierce County, Washington), reference SG100013563: nominated, comments due 2026-10-23. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register listings (NPS)
  152 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, 7:30 AM PDT.