Itasca County, MN Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Itasca County, Minnesota, pushed to your phone within moments — county code MNC061, forecast zone 3 zones (MNZ026, MNZ018, MNZ035). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches MNC061 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Bigfork or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
MNC061
Forecast Zones
3 zones (MNZ026, MNZ018, MNZ035)
Forecast Office
Duluth (DLH)
Radar Station
KDLH
Towns covered in Itasca County
An NWS alert for Itasca County applies to all 24 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Itasca County
StormCast tracks 11 gauges near Itasca County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Prairie River (MN) near Taconite
- Lake Pokegama Dam
- Mississippi River at Grand Rapids
- Mississippi River at Grand Rapids Walkbridge
- Pokegama Lake Elevation
- Swan River near Taconite
- Mississippi R. at Days High Landing NR Deer River
- Mississippi River at Willow Beach
- Leech Lake River near Ball Club
- Lake Winnibigoshish
- Big Fork River near Bigfork
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for Itasca 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 →Itasca County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Itasca County in?
Itasca County, Minnesota is NWS county code MNC061 and spans 3 forecast zones (MNZ026, MNZ018, MNZ035). Alerts for it are issued by the Duluth (DLH) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KDLH.
Which towns in Itasca County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Itasca County covers every community inside it, including Bigfork, Bovey, Bowstring, Calumet, Cohasset, Coleraine, Deer River, Effie, Goodland, Grand Rapids, Jacobson, Keewatin, Marble, Marcell, Max, Nashwauk, Pengilly, Spring Lake, Squaw Lake, Swan River, Taconite, Talmoon, Warba and Wirt.
Are there river gauges in Itasca County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 11 river gauges in and around Itasca County, including Prairie River (MN) near Taconite, Lake Pokegama Dam, Mississippi River at Grand Rapids. 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 Itasca County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for MNC061, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.