Dekalb County, GA Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Dekalb County, Georgia, pushed to your phone within moments — county code GAC089, forecast zone 2 zones (GAZ045, GAZ055). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches GAC089 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Atlanta or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
GAC089
Forecast Zones
2 zones (GAZ045, GAZ055)
Forecast Office
Peachtree City (FFC)
Radar Station
KFFC
Towns covered in Dekalb County
An NWS alert for Dekalb County applies to all 11 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Dekalb County
StormCast tracks 12 gauges near Dekalb County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Snapfinger Creek at Redan Road near Glen Haven
- South Fork Peachtree Creek at Casa Drive at Clarkston
- Cobbs Creek at Rainbow Drive near Decatur
- Burnt Fork Creek at Millwood Way near Clarkston
- Burnt Fork Creek at Montreal Road near Tucker
- Doolittle Creek at Flat Shoals Rd near Decatur
- Snapfinger Creek at Thompson Mill Road near Lithonia
- Shoal Creek at Columbia Drive near Atlanta
- Stone Mountain Creek at Silver Hill Road near Stone Mountain
- Intrenchment Creek at Constitution Road near Atlanta
- Little Stone Mountain Creek at Old Stone Mountain Road near Stone Mountain
- North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Road near Atlanta
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for Dekalb 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 →Dekalb County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Dekalb County in?
Dekalb County, Georgia is NWS county code GAC089 and spans 2 forecast zones (GAZ045, GAZ055). Alerts for it are issued by the Peachtree City (FFC) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KFFC.
Which towns in Dekalb County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Dekalb County covers every community inside it, including Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Clarkston, Decatur, Ellenwood, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Redan, Scottdale, Stone Mountain and Tucker.
Are there river gauges in Dekalb County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 12 river gauges in and around Dekalb County, including Snapfinger Creek at Redan Road near Glen Haven, South Fork Peachtree Creek at Casa Drive at Clarkston, Cobbs Creek at Rainbow Drive near Decatur. 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 Dekalb County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for GAC089, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.