Pitkin County, CO Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Pitkin County, Colorado, pushed to your phone within moments — county code COC097, forecast zone COZ010. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches COC097 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Aspen or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
COC097
Forecast Zone
COZ010
Forecast Office
Grand Junction (GJT)
Radar Station
KGJX
Towns covered in Pitkin County
An NWS alert for Pitkin County applies to all 5 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Pitkin County
StormCast tracks 12 gauges near Pitkin County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Roaring Fork River below Aspen
- Hunter Creek near Aspen, CO
- Roaring Fork River near Aspen
- Maroon Creek near Aspen
- Frying Pan River below Ruedi Resv.
- Roaring Fork River above Aspen
- Snowmass Creek near Snowmass
- Frying Pan River at Meredith
- Frying Pan River near Thomasville
- Frying Pan River at Basalt
- Roaring Fork River near Emma
- Crystal River near Redstone
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Alert types issued for Pitkin 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 →Pitkin County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Pitkin County in?
Pitkin County, Colorado is NWS county code COC097 and forecast zone COZ010. Alerts for it are issued by the Grand Junction (GJT) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KGJX.
Which towns in Pitkin County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Pitkin County covers every community inside it, including Aspen, Meredith, Snowmass, Snowmass Village and Woody Creek.
Are there river gauges in Pitkin County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 12 river gauges in and around Pitkin County, including Roaring Fork River below Aspen, Hunter Creek near Aspen, CO, Roaring Fork River near Aspen. 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 Pitkin County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for COC097, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.