Thurston County, Washington

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Skookumchuck River Bl Bldy Run Creek Near Centralia, WA: water level 326 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 326 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Centralia Power Canal Near Mckenna, WA: flow 24.6 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 88.28 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 46 min ago
• Skookumchuck River Near Vail, WA: flow 50 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 46 min ago
• Chehalis River Near Grand Mound, WA: flow 465 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 46 min ago
• Gauge 12086500: flow 729 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 46 min 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: 26 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 11 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.

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

• Grand Mound on I-5 at mp 88.32 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 26 min ago
• Grand Mound on I-5 at mp 88.32 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 31 min ago
• 2A Lacey-JBLM Main Gate (NB) · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
• Tumwater Blvd · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
• Tumwater Blvd · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago

2 meetings on the agendas we read for the next seven days.

Coming Up

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

• Man shot multiple times near Roy; suspect arrested after short chase in Thurston County · KING 5 (NBC) · 37 min ago
• South Seattle shooting: 2 injured on Rainier Avenue after fight on bus · KCPQ (FOX 13 Seattle) · 1 h ago
• Two men injured in Rainier Valley shooting after altercation on Metro bus · KIRO 7 (CBS) · 3 h ago Published event
• Altercation on Metro bus ends in shooting · KING 5 (NBC) · 8 h ago Published event

Wastewater site 2064: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 14.09, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 2064: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 14.09 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 5:00 PM PDT
• Wastewater site 2064: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 5:00 PM PDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 6 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for mpox: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 16 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 15 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.

Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater: AQI 22, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater: AQI 22 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 46 min ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Washington: 27 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 31 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 4 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 29 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: 128,616 jobs (129,596 a year earlier); $1,507 average weekly wage ($1,454 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 49 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  44 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, 8:56 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 11 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 2 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)
  58 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, 6:25 AM PDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 7:00 AM PDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 9:35 AM PDT.