Cecil County, MD Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Cecil County, Maryland, pushed to your phone within moments — county code MDC015, forecast zone MDZ008. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches MDC015 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Cecilton or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
MDC015
Forecast Zone
MDZ008
Forecast Office
Sterling (LWX)
Radar Station
KDOX
Towns covered in Cecil County
An NWS alert for Cecil County applies to all 16 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Cecil County
StormCast tracks 4 gauges near Cecil 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 Cecil 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 →Cecil County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Cecil County in?
Cecil County, Maryland is NWS county code MDC015 and forecast zone MDZ008. Alerts for it are issued by the Sterling (LWX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KDOX.
Which towns in Cecil County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Cecil County covers every community inside it, including Cecilton, Charlestown, Chesapeake City, Childs, Colora, Conowingo, Earleville, Elk Mills, Elkton, Georgetown, North East, Perry Point, Perryville, Port Deposit, Rising Sun and Warwick.
Are there river gauges in Cecil County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 4 river gauges in and around Cecil County, including Chesapeake Bay at Havre de Grace (IN MLLW), Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at Chesapeake City (IN MLLW), Big Elk Creek at Elk Mills. 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 Cecil County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for MDC015, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.