Whitman County, Washington

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• South Fork Palouse River At Pullman, WA: flow 10.1 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 6.67 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Palouse River At Hooper, WA: flow 65 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 56 min ago
• Palouse River At Hooper, WA: water level 3.4 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 56 min ago
• Gauge 12422990: flow 1.06 ft³/s · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 56 min ago
• Gauge 12422990: water level 9.86 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 56 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: 8 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.

• Uniontown on US 195 at mp 3.66 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 2 h ago
• Uniontown on US 195 at mp 3.66 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 2 h ago
• I-405 at MP 1.6: Oakesdale Ave · Washington State Department of Transportation · 8 h ago

22 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

2 reports in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

• Side quest to Washington’s striking Palouse Falls · The Bulletin · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• 2026 Election: At St. John the Divine, early voters talk convenience, confusing ballot proposals — and Washington · AM New York · 19 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 2067: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 2.09, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 2067: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 2.09 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 5:00 PM PDT
• Wastewater site 2067: 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 2067: 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): 9 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 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 measles: 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 avian influenza A (H5): 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

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.

Pullman: AQI 11, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Pullman: AQI 11 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago
• Rosalia: AQI 8 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Washington: 10 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 48 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 7 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.

Avista: 0 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Avista: 0 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Avista · 1 h ago

• Avista outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 18 entries for this county · Avista · 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.

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: 18,771 jobs (18,648 a year earlier); $1,398 average weekly wage ($1,311 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)
  8 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 9 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)
  28 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, 8:16 AM PDT.