Lake County, IL Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Lake County, Illinois, pushed to your phone within moments — county code ILC097, forecast zone ILZ006. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches ILC097 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Antioch or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
ILC097
Forecast Zone
ILZ006
Forecast Office
Romeoville (LOT)
Radar Station
KLOT
Towns covered in Lake County
An NWS alert for Lake County applies to all 30 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Lake County
StormCast tracks 12 gauges near Lake County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Des Plaines River near Gurnee
- Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire
- Skokie River at Lake Forest
- Mill Creek (IL) at Old Mill Creek
- Buffalo Creek (IL) at Wheeling
- West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield
- Fox River at Lake Villa
- North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield
- Skokie River at Highland Park
- West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Northbrook
- Des Plaines River near Russell
- McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for Lake 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 →Lake County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Lake County in?
Lake County, Illinois is NWS county code ILC097 and forecast zone ILZ006. Alerts for it are issued by the Romeoville (LOT) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KLOT.
Which towns in Lake County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Lake County covers every community inside it, including Antioch, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Fort Sheridan, Fox Lake, Grayslake, Great Lakes, Gurnee, Highland Park, Highwood, Ingleside, Island Lake, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Long Grove, Mundelein, North Chicago, Round Lake, Russell, Vernon Hills, Wadsworth, Wauconda, Waukegan, Winthrop Harbor and Zion.
Are there river gauges in Lake County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 12 river gauges in and around Lake County, including Des Plaines River near Gurnee, Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire, Skokie River at Lake Forest. 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 Lake County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for ILC097, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.