Hartford County, CT Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Hartford County, Connecticut, pushed to your phone within moments — county code CTC003, forecast zone CTZ002. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches CTC003 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Avon or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
CTC003
Forecast Zone
CTZ002
Forecast Office
Norton (BOX)
Radar Station
KOKX
Towns covered in Hartford County
An NWS alert for Hartford County applies to all 49 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Hartford County
StormCast tracks 8 gauges near Hartford 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 Hartford 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 →Hartford County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Hartford County in?
Hartford County, Connecticut is NWS county code CTC003 and forecast zone CTZ002. Alerts for it are issued by the Norton (BOX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KOKX.
Which towns in Hartford County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Hartford County covers every community inside it, including Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bristol, Broad Brook, Burlington, Canton, Canton Center, Collinsville, East Berlin, East Glastonbury, East Granby, East Hartford, East Hartland, East Windsor, East Windsor Hill, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Manchester, Marion, Marlborough, Milldale, New Britain, Newington, North Canton, North Granby, Plainville, Plantsville, Poquonock, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Glastonbury, South Windsor, Southington, Suffield, Tariffville, Unionville, Weatogue, West Granby, West Hartford, West Hartland, West Simsbury, West Suffield, Wethersfield, Windsor and Windsor Locks.
Are there river gauges in Hartford County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 8 river gauges in and around Hartford County, including North Branch Park River at Hartford, Connecticut River at Hartford, Farmington River at Simsbury. 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 Hartford County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for CTC003, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.