Phillips County, CO Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Phillips County, Colorado, pushed to your phone within moments — county code COC095, forecast zone COZ051. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches COC095 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Amherst or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
COC095
Forecast Zone
COZ051
Forecast Office
Boulder (BOU)
Radar Station
KGLD
Towns covered in Phillips County
An NWS alert for Phillips County applies to all 4 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
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Alert types issued for Phillips 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 →Phillips County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Phillips County in?
Phillips County, Colorado is NWS county code COC095 and forecast zone COZ051. Alerts for it are issued by the Boulder (BOU) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KGLD.
Which towns in Phillips County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Phillips County covers every community inside it, including Amherst, Haxtun, Holyoke and Paoli.
Does StormCast monitor flooding in Phillips County?
Yes. StormCast tracks NWS flood watches, flash flood warnings and river flood warnings for Phillips County, alongside 12,700+ USGS river gauges nationwide.
How fast are alerts for Phillips County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for COC095, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.