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Yakima County, Washington

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No official warning is in effect. And 1 other official alert (watches, advisories, statements), not counted as warnings. Every kind of source we watch here answered.

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14Sources answering
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Radar

RainViewer (NOAA NEXRAD) · the past two hours
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Air Traffic

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Road Traffic

speeds, incidents, closures and work zones · cameras

Rivers And Streams

8 USGS gauges

From The Archive

historic photos of this county1 historic photo · 1950s
Mount Adams Vista & Tourist, Washington, 1950s
1950s Mount Adams Vista & Tourist, Washington, 1950sArchive & Atlas — archive.archiveandatlas.com · CC BY-NC

Photos from Archive & Atlas’ The Archive, an Atlas Data Industries service, are placed in this county by where each was taken; each is shown whole and linked to its record. New photos appear here as The Archive adds them.

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WeatherQuiet16 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.
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Weather

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

Other Official Alerts, Quoted In Full

Watches, advisories and statements. Not warnings, and not counted as warnings.

Special Weather Statement
“Special Weather Statement issued October 29 at 5:46AM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR”
Patchy dense fog has been observed in the Kittitas Valley early this morning. Within fog, visibilities as low as one-quarter mile are expected to persist into morning. Use extra caution while traveling as visibilities can change quickly. If fog is encountered, use low-beam headlights and keep plenty of space between you and other vehicles.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 29, 5:46 AM PDT · expires Oct 29, 8:15 AM PDT · Issuer
  • Yakima River At Mabton, WA: water level 12.63 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 12.39 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
  • Granger Drain At Granger, WA: flow 31.3 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 32.05 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
  • Yakima River At Mabton, WA: flow 1,410 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 1,430 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
  • Granger Drain At Granger, WA: water level 1.54 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 2.1 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
  • Yakima River Above Ahtanum Creek At Union Gap, WA: flow 1,100 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 1,123 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
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  • Ahtanum Creek At Union Gap, WA: water level 2.81 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 2.9 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
  • Klickitat River Above West Fork Near Glenwood, WA: flow 67.8 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 70.85 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
  • Toppenish Creek Near Fort Simcoe, WA: flow 25.5 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
  • American River Near Nile, WA: flow 35.6 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
  • Ahtanum Creek At Union Gap, WA: flow 18.1 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
  • American River Near Nile, WA: water level 71.92 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
  • Yakima River Above Ahtanum Creek At Union Gap, WA: water level 40.01 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
  • Klickitat River Above West Fork Near Glenwood, WA: water level 1.09 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
  • Gauge 12492900: flow 2.51 ft³/s · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
  • Gauge 12492900: water level 4.72 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
  • Gauge 12506000: water level 3.64 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · 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: 28 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 h ago
  • NWS active alerts: 1 entry for this county · National Weather Service · read 5 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.

The sources behind this status (12)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answering with records (2)

Answered, nothing current (10)

SafetyQuiet2 sources answered; nothing recent here.
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Safety

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2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

The sources behind this status (2)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answered, nothing current (2)

Roads And TransitQuiet10 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.
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Roads And Transit

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

  • Parker on I-82 at mp 41.50 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
  • Outlook on I-82 at mp 63.64 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
  • Yakima County line on US 97 at mp 34.50 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
  • Zillah on I-82 at mp 54.08 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
  • Union Gap on I-82 at mp 37.80 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
More (6)
  • Zillah on I-82 at mp 54.08 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
  • Union Gap on I-82 at mp 37.80 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
  • Parker on I-82 at mp 41.50 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
  • Yakima County line on US 97 at mp 34.50 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
  • Outlook on I-82 at mp 63.64 · Washington State Department of Transportation · 1 h ago
  • Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field · Washington State Department of Transportation · 7 h ago
The sources behind this status (12)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answering with records (1)

  • Washington State DOT: WZDx 4.2 work zones (wsdot) · 4 records placed on this county in its latest read · read 9 min ago

Answered, nothing current (11)

GovernmentQuiet22 sources answered; nothing recent here.
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Government

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22 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

The sources behind this status (22)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answering with records (1)

Answered, nothing current (17)

Not current (4)

Local NewsQuiet1 report in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.
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Local News

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

The sources behind this status (3)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answered, nothing current (2)

Not current (1)

HealthQuietWastewater site 2068: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 18.82, this site’s weekly level is usually below 12.86.
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Health

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Wastewater site 2068: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 18.82, this site’s weekly level is usually below 12.86.

  • Wastewater site 2068: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 18.82 · this site’s weekly level is usually below 12.86 · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 5:00 PM PDT
  • Wastewater site 2068: 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 2068: 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 13 h ago
  • CDC wastewater data for measles: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
  • CDC wastewater data for RSV: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
  • CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 3 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
  • CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
  • CDC wastewater data for mpox: 2 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.

The sources behind this status (7)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answering with records (6)

Answered, nothing current (1)

AirQuietConfederated Tribes and Bands of Yakama Nations: AQI 54, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.
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Air

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Confederated Tribes and Bands of Yakama Nations: AQI 54, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

  • Confederated Tribes and Bands of Yakama Nations: AQI 54 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago
  • Sunnyside: AQI 23 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago
  • USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Washington: 25 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 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.

The sources behind this status (2)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answering with records (2)

PowerQuiet14354: 2 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.
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Power

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14354: 2 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

  • 14354: 2 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · 36 min ago
  • U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) outage map (utility-built): 1 entry for this county · U.S. Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ODIN) · read 36 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.

The sources behind this status (2)

Sources that cover this county by name, and state or national sources that have placed records on it in the last week, by their latest read. A state-wide source that has placed nothing here is not listed.

Answering with records (2)

Freight And EconomyQuietNothing that matters now from 3 source families here.
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Freight And Economy

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  • 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: 110,541 jobs (111,334 a year earlier); $1,041 average weekly wage ($1,014 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.

WildlifeQuietNothing that matters now from 3 source families here.
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Wildlife And Ecosystems

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  • 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 9 min ago

Background

  • Introduced species (iNaturalist)
    7 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.

Historic PlacesQuietNothing that matters now from 3 source families here.
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Historic Places

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  • Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 5 min ago
  • National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 35 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 listings (NPS)
    65 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, 7:30 AM PDT.

River Gauges

the level now against its usual for the month

8 USGS gauges · updated 6:00 AM

Yakima River At Mabton
Above its usual for October · Steady · water level 12.63 ft
Not forecast by NWS
Yakima River Above Ahtanum Creek At Union Gap
Within its usual for October · Steady · water level 40.01 ft
Not forecast by NWS
American River Near Nile
Within its usual for October · Steady · water level 71.92 ft
Not forecast by NWS · NWS gauge page
Klickitat River Above West Fork Near Glenwood
Within its usual for October · Steady · water level 1.09 ft
Not forecast by NWS · NWS gauge page
Ahtanum Creek At Union Gap
Below its usual for October · Steady · water level 2.81 ft
Not forecast by NWS · NWS gauge page
Granger Drain At Granger
Below its usual for October · Steady · water level 1.54 ft
Not forecast by NWS
Gauge 12492900
No usual yet · Steady · water level 4.72 ft
Not forecast by NWS
Gauge 12506000
No usual yet · Steady · water level 3.64 ft
Not forecast by NWS · NWS gauge page

The level now against its usual for October (shaded, from USGS’s own record). Not yet judged as unusual for here. Forecasts are the National Weather Service’s own, quoted.

Cameras

Public cameras in the county
Still from Washington State DOT’s camera: I-82 at MP 22.4: Selah Creek Rest Area

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I-82 at MP 22.4: Selah Creek Rest AreaWashington State DOT
Still from Washington State DOT’s camera: I-82 at MP 31.28: US 12 Interchange @ N. Yakima

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I-82 at MP 31.28: US 12 Interchange @ N. YakimaWashington State DOT
Still from Washington State DOT’s camera: I-82 at MP 34.7: SR 24 Interchange @ Yakima

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I-82 at MP 34.7: SR 24 Interchange @ YakimaWashington State DOT
Still from Washington State DOT’s camera: I-82 at MP 36.5: Valley Mall Blvd Interchange

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I-82 at MP 36.5: Valley Mall Blvd InterchangeWashington State DOT
Still from Washington State DOT’s camera: I-82 at MP 37.8: Union Gap

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I-82 at MP 37.8: Union GapWashington State DOT
Still from Washington State DOT’s camera: I-82 at MP 41.5: Parker Road

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I-82 at MP 41.5: Parker RoadWashington State DOT

6 more cameras

Stills are our copies, read from each camera’s owner while this page is open, with the owner’s credit. Cameras whose owners do not allow a copy are linked.

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