Kanawha County, West Virginia

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Little Sandy Creek Near Elkview, WV: flow 3.31 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (3.01 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 41 min ago
• Coal River At Tornado, WV: flow 293 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 51 min ago
• Elk River At Charleston, WV: flow 1,130 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 56 min ago
• Kanawha River At Charleston, WV: flow 4,120 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Pocatalico River At Sissonville, WV: flow 21.8 ft³/s · 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 - West Virginia: 12 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read Oct 28, 2:17 AM EDT

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.

3 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.

• Dunbar Shuts Down Eclectic Goods Market; Vendors Report Unpaid Earnings · The Independent Herald · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• West Virginia groups and local governments demand data center oversight. The state is continuing to develop them anyway. · Mountain State Spotlight · 23 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

5 entries from CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV) (CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System) for this county, in its latest read.

3 readings here, none current.

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 5 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.

Charleston: AQI 59, this county’s daily AQI in October is usually below 56.

• Charleston: AQI 59 · this county’s daily AQI in October is usually below 56 · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - West Virginia: 16 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 34 min ago
• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 4 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 25 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.

Appalachian Power (AEP): 21 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Appalachian Power (AEP): 21 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Appalachian Power (AEP) · 56 min ago

• Appalachian Power (AEP) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 52 entries for this county · Appalachian Power (AEP) · read 56 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.

1 source here, none answering with current records.

No source here for this.

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, 9:27 AM EDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of 2026-10-19: $3.860 a gallon, down 7 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Rail accident, Kanawha River Railroad, BELLE, 2026-05-13. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 96,301 jobs (96,430 a year earlier); $1,268 average weekly wage ($1,242 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, 9:25 AM EDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT.

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, 8:04 PM EDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 40 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  5 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, 8:04 PM EDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 10:26 AM EDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT.

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 13 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, 9:25 AM EDT

Background

• National Register nominations (Federal Register)
  Fort Hill Usonian House, 117 Sheridan Circle, Charleston (Kanawha County, West Virginia), reference SG100013353: nominated, comments due 2026-09-17. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register nominations (Federal Register)
  Downtown Charleston Historic District (Boundary Increase), Roughly bounded by Washington Street East, Morris Street, Kanawha Boulevard, and Summers Street, Charleston (Kanawha County, West Virginia), reference BC100013352: nominated, comments due 2026-08-31. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register nominations (Federal Register)
  Fort Hill Usonian House, 117 Sheridan Circle, Charleston (Kanawha County, West Virginia), reference SG100013353: nominated, comments due 2026-08-31. National Park Service (Federal Register)
• National Register listings (NPS)
  72 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, 9:25 AM EDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 10:53 AM EDT.