Oxford County, ME Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Oxford County, Maine, pushed to your phone within moments — county code MEC017, forecast zone 2 zones (MEZ012, MEZ007). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches MEC017 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Andover or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
MEC017
Forecast Zones
2 zones (MEZ012, MEZ007)
Forecast Office
Gray (GYX)
Radar Station
KGYX
Towns covered in Oxford County
An NWS alert for Oxford County applies to all 33 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Oxford County
StormCast tracks 4 gauges near Oxford 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 Oxford 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 →Oxford County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Oxford County in?
Oxford County, Maine is NWS county code MEC017 and spans 2 forecast zones (MEZ012, MEZ007). Alerts for it are issued by the Gray (GYX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KGYX.
Which towns in Oxford County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Oxford County covers every community inside it, including Andover, Bethel, Brownfield, Bryant Pond, Buckfield, Canton, Center Lovell, Denmark, Dixfield, East Andover, Fryeburg, Greenwood, Hanover, Hebron, Hiram, Lovell, Mexico, Newry, North Waterford, Norway, Oxford, Paris, Peru, Porter, Roxbury, Rumford, Rumford Center, South Paris, Stoneham, Sumner, Waterford, West Bethel and West Paris.
Are there river gauges in Oxford County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 4 river gauges in and around Oxford County, including Little Androscoggin River near South Paris, Wild River at Gilead, Androscoggin River at Rumford. 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 Oxford County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for MEC017, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.