Barnstable County, MA Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Barnstable County, Massachusetts, pushed to your phone within moments — county code MAC001, forecast zone 2 zones (MAZ022, MAZ007). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches MAC001 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Barnstable or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
MAC001
Forecast Zones
2 zones (MAZ022, MAZ007)
Forecast Office
Norton (BOX)
Radar Station
KBOX
Towns covered in Barnstable County
An NWS alert for Barnstable County applies to all 53 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Barnstable County
StormCast tracks 7 gauges near Barnstable County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Atlantic Coast at Hyannisport (IN MLLW)
- Atlantic Coast at Dennis Sesuit Harbor (IN MLLW)
- Herring River at North Harwich
- Atlantic Coast near Sandwich Canal Side (In MLLW)
- Atlantic Coast at Mashpee Popponesset Bay(IN MLLW)
- Atlantic Coast at Chatham Harbor (IN MLLW)
- Atlantic Coast at Provincetown Harbor (IN MLLW)
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for Barnstable 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 →Barnstable County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Barnstable County in?
Barnstable County, Massachusetts is NWS county code MAC001 and spans 2 forecast zones (MAZ022, MAZ007). Alerts for it are issued by the Norton (BOX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KBOX.
Which towns in Barnstable County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Barnstable County covers every community inside it, including Barnstable, Brewster, Buzzards Bay, Cataumet, Centerville, Chatham, Cotuit, Cummaquid, Dennis, Dennis Port, East Dennis, East Falmouth, East Orleans, East Sandwich, Eastham, Falmouth, Forestdale, Harwich, Harwich Port, Hyannis, Hyannis Port, Marstons Mills, Mashpee, Monument Beach, North Chatham, North Eastham, North Falmouth, North Truro, Orleans, Osterville, Pocasset, Provincetown, Sagamore, Sagamore Beach, Sandwich, Silver Beach, South Chatham, South Dennis, South Harwich, South Orleans, South Wellfleet, South Yarmouth, Truro, Wellfleet, West Barnstable, West Chatham, West Dennis, West Falmouth, West Harwich, West Hyannisport, West Yarmouth, Woods Hole and Yarmouth Port.
Are there river gauges in Barnstable County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 7 river gauges in and around Barnstable County, including Atlantic Coast at Hyannisport (IN MLLW), Atlantic Coast at Dennis Sesuit Harbor (IN MLLW), Herring River at North Harwich. 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 Barnstable County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for MAC001, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.