Plaquemines County, LA Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Plaquemines County, Louisiana, pushed to your phone within moments — county code LAC075, forecast zone 2 zones (LAZ091, LAZ089). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches LAC075 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Belle Chasse or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
LAC075
Forecast Zones
2 zones (LAZ091, LAZ089)
Forecast Office
Slidell (LIX)
Radar Station
KHDC
Towns covered in Plaquemines County
An NWS alert for Plaquemines County applies to all 9 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Plaquemines County
StormCast tracks 12 gauges near Plaquemines County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Mississippi River at Empire
- Breton Sound Basin at Bay Gardene near Pointe a la Hache
- Empire Waterway below Empire
- Coastal Reference Monitoring System near Magnolia
- Breton Sound Basin at American Bay near Pointe a la Hache
- Breton Sound Basin at Black Bay near Stone Island
- Breton Sound Basin at Black Bay near Snake Island
- Mississippi River at West Pointe a la Hache
- Wilkinson Bay at Wilkinson Bayou Cutoff
- Breton Sound Basin at Crooked Bayou near Delacroix
- Mississippi River at Venice
- Barataria Bay and Waterway at 13NNE Grand Isle
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for Plaquemines 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 →Plaquemines County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Plaquemines County in?
Plaquemines County, Louisiana is NWS county code LAC075 and spans 2 forecast zones (LAZ091, LAZ089). Alerts for it are issued by the Slidell (LIX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KHDC.
Which towns in Plaquemines County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Plaquemines County covers every community inside it, including Belle Chasse, Boothville, Braithwaite, Buras, Empire, Pilottown, Pointe A La Hache, Port Sulphur and Venice.
Are there river gauges in Plaquemines County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 12 river gauges in and around Plaquemines County, including Mississippi River at Empire, Breton Sound Basin at Bay Gardene near Pointe a la Hache, Empire Waterway below Empire. 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 Plaquemines County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for LAC075, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.