Letcher County, KY Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Letcher County, Kentucky, pushed to your phone within moments — county code KYC133, forecast zone KYZ118. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches KYC133 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Blackey or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
KYC133
Forecast Zone
KYZ118
Forecast Office
Jackson (JKL)
Radar Station
KJKL
Towns covered in Letcher County
An NWS alert for Letcher County applies to all 24 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Letcher County
StormCast tracks 2 gauges near Letcher 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 Letcher 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 →Letcher County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Letcher County in?
Letcher County, Kentucky is NWS county code KYC133 and forecast zone KYZ118. Alerts for it are issued by the Jackson (JKL) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KJKL.
Which towns in Letcher County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Letcher County covers every community inside it, including Blackey, Burdine, Cromona, Deane, Eolia, Ermine, Gordon, Hallie, Isom, Jackhorn, Jenkins, Jeremiah, Letcher, Linefork, Mayking, Mc Roberts, Millstone, Neon, Partridge, Premium, Roxana, Seco, Thornton and Whitesburg.
Are there river gauges in Letcher County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 2 river gauges in and around Letcher County, including North Fork Kentucky River at Whitesburg, Poor Fork Cumberland River at Cumberland. 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 Letcher County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for KYC133, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.