Cascade County, MT Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Cascade County, Montana, pushed to your phone within moments — county code MTC013, forecast zone 2 zones (MTZ312, MTZ317). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches MTC013 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Belt or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
MTC013
Forecast Zones
2 zones (MTZ312, MTZ317)
Forecast Office
Great Falls (TFX)
Radar Station
KTFX
Towns covered in Cascade County
An NWS alert for Cascade County applies to all 14 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Cascade County
StormCast tracks 12 gauges near Cascade County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Smith River (MT) at Truly
- Missouri River near Ulm
- Missouri River at Great Falls
- Missouri River at Great Falls Central Ave Bridge
- Sun River near Vaughn
- Smith River (MT) near Eden
- Muddy Creek at Vaughn
- Missouri River at Cascade
- Missouri River near Great Falls
- Sun River near Mill Coulee Creek nr Sun River
- Muddy Creek near Vaughn
- Lake Creek (MT) near Power
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for Cascade 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 →Cascade County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Cascade County in?
Cascade County, Montana is NWS county code MTC013 and spans 2 forecast zones (MTZ312, MTZ317). Alerts for it are issued by the Great Falls (TFX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KTFX.
Which towns in Cascade County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Cascade County covers every community inside it, including Belt, Black Eagle, Cascade, Fort Shaw, Great Falls, Malmstrom A F B, Monarch, Neihart, Sand Coulee, Simms, Stockett, Sun River, Ulm and Vaughn.
Are there river gauges in Cascade County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 12 river gauges in and around Cascade County, including Smith River (MT) at Truly, Missouri River near Ulm, Missouri River at Great Falls. 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 Cascade County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for MTC013, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.