Shelby County, AL Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Shelby County, Alabama, pushed to your phone within moments — county code ALC117, forecast zone ALZ025. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches ALC117 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Alabaster or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
ALC117
Forecast Zone
ALZ025
Forecast Office
Calera (BMX)
Radar Station
KBMX
Towns covered in Shelby County
An NWS alert for Shelby County applies to all 19 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Shelby County
StormCast tracks 7 gauges near Shelby County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
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Alert types issued for Shelby County
Tornado
Tornado Warning, Tornado Watch, Tornado Emergency and Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
How tornado alerts work →Flooding
Flash Flood Warning, Flood Watch, Flood Advisory and River Flood Warning.
How flood alerts work →Winter
Winter Storm Warning, Ice Storm Warning, Blizzard Warning and Winter Weather Advisory.
Winter warnings explained →Fire Weather
Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch when conditions favor rapid fire spread.
Fire weather alerts →Heat & Cold
Excessive Heat Warning, Heat Advisory, Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory.
Frost & freeze alerts →Shelby County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Shelby County in?
Shelby County, Alabama is NWS county code ALC117 and forecast zone ALZ025. Alerts for it are issued by the Calera (BMX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KBMX.
Which towns in Shelby County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Shelby County covers every community inside it, including Alabaster, Birmingham, Calera, Chelsea, Columbiana, Harpersville, Helena, Maylene, Montevallo, Pelham, Saginaw, Shelby, Siluria, Sterrett, Vandiver, Vincent, Westover, Wilsonville and Wilton.
Are there river gauges in Shelby County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 7 river gauges in and around Shelby County, including Cahaba Valley Creek Indian Springs at Indian Trail Road, Cahaba Valley Creek at Pelham, Cahaba River Near Hoover. You can set a flood-stage alert on any of them and get a push notification when the water rises.
How fast are alerts for Shelby County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for ALC117, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.