Bracken County, KY Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Bracken County, Kentucky, pushed to your phone within moments — county code KYC023, forecast zone KYZ097. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches KYC023 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Augusta or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
KYC023
Forecast Zone
KYZ097
Forecast Office
Wilmington (ILN)
Radar Station
KILN
Towns covered in Bracken County
An NWS alert for Bracken County applies to all 5 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
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Alert types issued for Bracken 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 →Bracken County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Bracken County in?
Bracken County, Kentucky is NWS county code KYC023 and forecast zone KYZ097. Alerts for it are issued by the Wilmington (ILN) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KILN.
Which towns in Bracken County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Bracken County covers every community inside it, including Augusta, Brooksville, Foster, Germantown and Milford.
Does StormCast monitor flooding in Bracken County?
Yes. StormCast tracks NWS flood watches, flash flood warnings and river flood warnings for Bracken County, alongside 12,700+ USGS river gauges nationwide.
How fast are alerts for Bracken County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for KYC023, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.