Macoupin County, IL Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Macoupin County, Illinois, pushed to your phone within moments — county code ILC117, forecast zone ILZ059. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches ILC117 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Benld or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
ILC117
Forecast Zone
ILZ059
Forecast Office
St. Charles (LSX)
Radar Station
KLSX
Towns covered in Macoupin County
An NWS alert for Macoupin County applies to all 20 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
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Alert types issued for Macoupin 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 →Macoupin County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Macoupin County in?
Macoupin County, Illinois is NWS county code ILC117 and forecast zone ILZ059. Alerts for it are issued by the St. Charles (LSX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KLSX.
Which towns in Macoupin County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Macoupin County covers every community inside it, including Benld, Brighton, Bunker Hill, Carlinville, Chesterfield, Eagarville, Gillespie, Girard, Hettick, Modesto, Mount Olive, Nilwood, Palmyra, Piasa, Sawyerville, Scottville, Shipman, Staunton, Virden and Wilsonville.
Does StormCast monitor flooding in Macoupin County?
Yes. StormCast tracks NWS flood watches, flash flood warnings and river flood warnings for Macoupin County, alongside 12,700+ USGS river gauges nationwide.
How fast are alerts for Macoupin County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for ILC117, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.