Clinton County, NY Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Clinton County, New York, pushed to your phone within moments — county code NYC019, forecast zone 2 zones (NYZ028, NYZ031). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches NYC019 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Altona or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
NYC019
Forecast Zones
2 zones (NYZ028, NYZ031)
Forecast Office
South Burlington (BTV)
Radar Station
KCXX
Towns covered in Clinton County
An NWS alert for Clinton County applies to all 22 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Clinton County
StormCast tracks 11 gauges near Clinton County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Saranac River at Plattsburgh
- Lake Champlain at Plattsburgh Bay Flood Inundation Mapping site
- Salmon River at South Plattsburgh
- Little Chazy River above Chazy
- Little Ausable River near Laphams Mills
- Great Chazy River at Perry Mills
- Lake Champlain at Rouses Point
- Au Sable River below Au Sable Forks
- Richelieu River above L'Ile-aux-Noix
- Lake Champlain at Philipsburg
- Richelieu River at St. Jeans Shoals
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Alert types issued for Clinton 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 →Clinton County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Clinton County in?
Clinton County, New York is NWS county code NYC019 and spans 2 forecast zones (NYZ028, NYZ031). Alerts for it are issued by the South Burlington (BTV) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KCXX.
Which towns in Clinton County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Clinton County covers every community inside it, including Altona, Au Sable Forks, Cadyville, Champlain, Chazy, Churubusco, Dannemora, Ellenburg, Ellenburg Center, Ellenburg Depot, Keeseville, Lyon Mountain, Mooers, Mooers Forks, Morrisonville, Peru, Plattsburgh, Redford, Rouses Point, Saranac, Schuyler Falls and West Chazy.
Are there river gauges in Clinton County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 11 river gauges in and around Clinton County, including Saranac River at Plattsburgh, Lake Champlain at Plattsburgh Bay Flood Inundation Mapping site, Salmon River at South Plattsburgh. 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 Clinton County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for NYC019, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.