El Paso County, CO Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for El Paso County, Colorado, pushed to your phone within moments — county code COC041, forecast zone 4 zones (COZ084, COZ085, COZ081, COZ047). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches COC041 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Calhan or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
COC041
Forecast Zones
4 zones (COZ084, COZ085, COZ081, COZ047)
Forecast Office
Pueblo (PUB)
Radar Station
KPUX
Towns covered in El Paso County
An NWS alert for El Paso County applies to all 14 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around El Paso County
StormCast tracks 2 gauges near El Paso County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for El Paso 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 Paso County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is El Paso County in?
El Paso County, Colorado is NWS county code COC041 and spans 4 forecast zones (COZ084, COZ085, COZ081, COZ047). Alerts for it are issued by the Pueblo (PUB) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KPUX.
Which towns in El Paso County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for El Paso County covers every community inside it, including Calhan, Cascade, Colorado Springs, Elbert, Fountain, Green Mountain Falls, Manitou Springs, Monument, Palmer Lake, Peyton, Ramah, Rush, U S A F Academy and Yoder.
Are there river gauges in El Paso County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 2 river gauges in and around El Paso County, including Fountain Creek at Colorado Springs, Fountain Creek near Fountain. 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 Paso County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for COC041, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.