El Dorado County, CA Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for El Dorado County, California, pushed to your phone within moments — county code CAC017, forecast zone 5 zones (CAZ134, CAZ135, CAZ154, CAZ136, CAZ072). Free with StormCast.
Download on Google PlayHow the NWS identifies El Dorado County
These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches CAC017 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Camino or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
CAC017
Forecast Zones
5 zones (CAZ134, CAZ135, CAZ154, CAZ136, CAZ072)
Forecast Office
Sacramento (STO)
Radar Station
KDAX
Towns covered in El Dorado County
An NWS alert for El Dorado County applies to all 23 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around El Dorado County
StormCast tracks 4 gauges near El Dorado 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 El Dorado 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 →El Dorado County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is El Dorado County in?
El Dorado County, California is NWS county code CAC017 and spans 5 forecast zones (CAZ134, CAZ135, CAZ154, CAZ136, CAZ072). Alerts for it are issued by the Sacramento (STO) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KDAX.
Which towns in El Dorado County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for El Dorado County covers every community inside it, including Camino, Coloma, Cool, Diamond Springs, Echo Lake, El Dorado, El Dorado Hills, Garden Valley, Georgetown, Greenwood, Grizzly Flats, Kyburz, Lotus, Mount Aukum, Pilot Hill, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Rescue, Shingle Springs, Somerset, South Lake Tahoe, Tahoma and Twin Bridges.
Are there river gauges in El Dorado County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 4 river gauges in and around El Dorado County, including South Fork American River at Placerville - Chili Bar, Pilot Creek above Stumpy Meadows Reservoir, Middle Fork Cosumnes River near Somerset. 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 El Dorado County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for CAC017, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.