Nicholas County, KY Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Nicholas County, Kentucky, pushed to your phone within moments — county code KYC181, forecast zone KYZ043. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches KYC181 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Carlisle or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
KYC181
Forecast Zone
KYZ043
Forecast Office
Louisville (LMK)
Radar Station
KJKL
Towns covered in Nicholas County
An NWS alert for Nicholas County applies to all 2 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
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Alert types issued for Nicholas 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 →Nicholas County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Nicholas County in?
Nicholas County, Kentucky is NWS county code KYC181 and forecast zone KYZ043. Alerts for it are issued by the Louisville (LMK) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KJKL.
Which towns in Nicholas County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Nicholas County covers every community inside it, including Carlisle and Moorefield.
Does StormCast monitor flooding in Nicholas County?
Yes. StormCast tracks NWS flood watches, flash flood warnings and river flood warnings for Nicholas County, alongside 12,700+ USGS river gauges nationwide.
How fast are alerts for Nicholas County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for KYC181, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.