Fairfield County, CT Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Fairfield County, Connecticut, pushed to your phone within moments — county code CTC001, forecast zone 2 zones (CTZ005, CTZ009). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches CTC001 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Bethel or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
CTC001
Forecast Zones
2 zones (CTZ005, CTZ009)
Forecast Office
Upton (OKX)
Radar Station
KOKX
Towns covered in Fairfield County
An NWS alert for Fairfield County applies to all 35 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Fairfield County
StormCast tracks 7 gauges near Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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 →Fairfield County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Fairfield County in?
Fairfield County, Connecticut is NWS county code CTC001 and spans 2 forecast zones (CTZ005, CTZ009). Alerts for it are issued by the Upton (OKX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KOKX.
Which towns in Fairfield County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Fairfield County covers every community inside it, including Bethel, Botsford, Bridgeport, Brookfield, Cos Cob, Danbury, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Georgetown, Greens Farms, Greenwich, Hawleyville, Monroe, New Canaan, New Fairfield, Newtown, Norwalk, Old Greenwich, Redding, Redding Center, Redding Ridge, Ridgefield, Riverside, Sandy Hook, Shelton, Sherman, Southport, Stamford, Stevenson, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport and Wilton.
Are there river gauges in Fairfield County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 7 river gauges in and around Fairfield County, including Long Island Sound at Westport Compo, Long Island Sound near Bridgeport Harbor (IN MLLW), Pootatuck River at Sandy Hook. 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 Fairfield County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for CTC001, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.