Sangamon County, IL Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Sangamon County, Illinois, pushed to your phone within moments — county code ILC167, forecast zone ILZ051. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches ILC167 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Auburn or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
ILC167
Forecast Zone
ILZ051
Forecast Office
Lincoln (ILX)
Radar Station
KILX
Towns covered in Sangamon County
An NWS alert for Sangamon County applies to all 20 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Sangamon County
StormCast tracks 6 gauges near Sangamon 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 Sangamon 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 →Sangamon County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Sangamon County in?
Sangamon County, Illinois is NWS county code ILC167 and forecast zone ILZ051. Alerts for it are issued by the Lincoln (ILX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KILX.
Which towns in Sangamon County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Sangamon County covers every community inside it, including Auburn, Buffalo, Cantrall, Chatham, Dawson, Divernon, Glenarm, Illiopolis, Loami, Lowder, Mechanicsburg, New Berlin, Pawnee, Pleasant Plains, Riverton, Rochester, Sherman, Springfield, Thayer and Williamsville.
Are there river gauges in Sangamon County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 6 river gauges in and around Sangamon County, including South Fork Sangamon River near Rochester, Sugar Creek (W-Central IL) near Springfield, South Fork Sangamon River below Rochester - AUX. 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 Sangamon County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for ILC167, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.