Baltimore County, MD Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Baltimore County, Maryland, pushed to your phone within moments — county code MDC005, forecast zone 2 zones (MDZ006, MDZ011). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches MDC005 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Baldwin or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
MDC005
Forecast Zones
2 zones (MDZ006, MDZ011)
Forecast Office
Sterling (LWX)
Radar Station
KLWX
Towns covered in Baltimore County
An NWS alert for Baltimore County applies to all 44 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Baltimore County
StormCast tracks 12 gauges near Baltimore County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Long Quarter Branch at Lutherville
- Minebank Run near Glen Arm
- Beaverdam Run at Cockeysville
- West Branch Herring Run at Idlewylde
- Jones Falls above Lake Roland Dam
- Jones Falls at Sorrento
- Baisman Run at Broadmoor
- Herring Run at Mount Pleasant in Baltimore
- Jones Falls at Mount Washington in Baltimore
- Western Run at Mount Washington in Baltimore
- Whitemarsh Run near Fullerton
- Long Green Creek at Glen Arm
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Alert types issued for Baltimore 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 →Baltimore County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Baltimore County in?
Baltimore County, Maryland is NWS county code MDC005 and spans 2 forecast zones (MDZ006, MDZ011). Alerts for it are issued by the Sterling (LWX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KLWX.
Which towns in Baltimore County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Baltimore County covers every community inside it, including Baldwin, Baltimore, Boring, Brooklandville, Butler, Catonsville, Chase, Cockeysville, Dundalk, Essex, Fork, Fort Howard, Freeland, Glen Arm, Glyndon, Gwynn Oak, Halethorpe, Hunt Valley, Hydes, Kingsville, Long Green, Lutherville Timonium, Maryland Line, Middle River, Monkton, Nottingham, Owings Mills, Parkton, Parkville, Perry Hall, Phoenix, Pikesville, Randallstown, Reisterstown, Riderwood, Rosedale, Sparks Glencoe, Sparrows Point, Stevenson, Towson, Upper Falls, Upperco, White Marsh and Windsor Mill.
Are there river gauges in Baltimore County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 12 river gauges in and around Baltimore County, including Long Quarter Branch at Lutherville, Minebank Run near Glen Arm, Beaverdam Run at Cockeysville. 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 Baltimore County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for MDC005, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.