Lee County, FL Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Lee County, Florida, pushed to your phone within moments — county code FLC071, forecast zone 2 zones (FLZ165, FLZ265). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches FLC071 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Alva or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
FLC071
Forecast Zones
2 zones (FLZ165, FLZ265)
Forecast Office
Ruskin (TBW)
Radar Station
KTBW
Towns covered in Lee County
An NWS alert for Lee County applies to all 14 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Lee County
StormCast tracks 12 gauges near Lee County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Tide Gauge at Bernice Braden Park
- Tide Gauge at Four Freedoms Beach (In MHHW)
- Tide Gauge at Cape Coral Bridge (in MHHW)
- Four Mile Cove Ecological (In MHHW)
- Tide Gauge at Tarpon Point Marina (In MHHW)
- Whiskey Creek at Fort Myers
- Tide Gauge at South Spreader Waterway (In MHHW)
- Tide Gauge at Hancock Bridge (in MHHW)
- Tide Gauge at Hancock Creek (in MHHW)
- Caloosahatchee River at Shell Point (in MHHW)
- Tide Gauge at Matlacha Bridge (in MHHW)
- Inundation Sensor at Fort Myers 1st Street
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Alert types issued for Lee 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 →Lee County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Lee County in?
Lee County, Florida is NWS county code FLC071 and spans 2 forecast zones (FLZ165, FLZ265). Alerts for it are issued by the Ruskin (TBW) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KTBW.
Which towns in Lee County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Lee County covers every community inside it, including Alva, Boca Grande, Bokeelia, Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Captiva, Estero, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Lehigh Acres, North Fort Myers, Pineland, Saint James City and Sanibel.
Are there river gauges in Lee County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 12 river gauges in and around Lee County, including Tide Gauge at Bernice Braden Park, Tide Gauge at Four Freedoms Beach (In MHHW), Tide Gauge at Cape Coral Bridge (in MHHW). 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 Lee County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for FLC071, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.