Wood County, West Virginia

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Ohio River At Parkersburg, WV: water level 21.62 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 52 min ago
• Gauge 03155588: water level 1.13 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 27 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).

8 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

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

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

• Warrior magic: Warren notches another late goal to beat Gallia, advance to district final · The Parkersburg News and Sentinel · 10 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Emma Ruth Arthur · The Parkersburg News and Sentinel · 10 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Former educators seek handrails at PHS field house · The Parkersburg News and Sentinel · 10 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Williamstown boys defeat Ravenswood in regionals · The Parkersburg News and Sentinel · 10 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• WVU defense looks to ride momentum from TCU win · The Parkersburg News and Sentinel · 10 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 2103: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 5.52, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 2103: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 5.52 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 2103: influenza A level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 2103: RSV level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT

• 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: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 1 entry 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.

Parkersburg: AQI 9, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Parkersburg: AQI 9 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 52 min ago

• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 2 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 10 min ago
• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - West Virginia: 2 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 19 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.

Mon Power and Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy): 141 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• Mon Power and Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy): 141 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · Mon Power and Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy) · 11 min ago

• Appalachian Power (AEP) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Appalachian Power (AEP) · read 41 min ago
• Mon Power and Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 1 entry for this county · Mon Power and Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy) · read 11 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.

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Matters Now

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, CSX Transportation, WASHINGTON, DUPONT\WESTVACO, 2026-05-05: 1 person injured. Reported by FRA with the May 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration

Quiet

• 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
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 35,062 jobs (35,114 a year earlier); $1,137 average weekly wage ($1,089 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 25 min ago

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 15 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 51 min 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 listings (NPS)
  40 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, 10:36 AM EDT.