Rapides County, LA Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Rapides County, Louisiana, pushed to your phone within moments — county code LAC079, forecast zone LAZ028. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches LAC079 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Alexandria or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
LAC079
Forecast Zone
LAZ028
Forecast Office
Lake Charles (LCH)
Radar Station
KPOE
Towns covered in Rapides County
An NWS alert for Rapides County applies to all 23 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Rapides County
StormCast tracks 4 gauges near Rapides 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 Rapides 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 →Rapides County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Rapides County in?
Rapides County, Louisiana is NWS county code LAC079 and forecast zone LAZ028. Alerts for it are issued by the Lake Charles (LCH) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KPOE.
Which towns in Rapides County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Rapides County covers every community inside it, including Alexandria, Ball, Boyce, Cheneyville, Deville, Echo, Elmer, Flatwoods, Forest Hill, Gardner, Glenmora, Hineston, Lecompte, Lena, Libuse, Longleaf, Mora, Otis, Pineville, Ruby, Sieper, Tioga and Woodworth.
Are there river gauges in Rapides County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 4 river gauges in and around Rapides County, including Red River at Alexandria, Red River above Red River Lock 2, Calcasieu River near Glenmora. 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 Rapides County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for LAC079, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.