Orange County, NY Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Orange County, New York, pushed to your phone within moments — county code NYC071, forecast zone 2 zones (NYZ067, NYZ063). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches NYC071 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Arden or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
NYC071
Forecast Zones
2 zones (NYZ067, NYZ063)
Forecast Office
Upton (OKX)
Radar Station
KOKX
Towns covered in Orange County
An NWS alert for Orange County applies to all 50 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Orange County
StormCast tracks 3 gauges near Orange 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 Orange 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 →Orange County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Orange County in?
Orange County, New York is NWS county code NYC071 and spans 2 forecast zones (NYZ067, NYZ063). Alerts for it are issued by the Upton (OKX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KOKX.
Which towns in Orange County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Orange County covers every community inside it, including Arden, Bellvale, Blooming Grove, Bullville, Campbell Hall, Central Valley, Chester, Circleville, Cornwall, Cornwall On Hudson, Cuddebackville, Florida, Fort Montgomery, Goshen, Greenwood Lake, Harriman, Highland Falls, Highland Mills, Howells, Huguenot, Johnson, Maybrook, Middletown, Monroe, Montgomery, Mountainville, New Hampton, New Milford, New Windsor, Newburgh, Otisville, Pine Bush, Pine Island, Port Jervis, Rock Tavern, Salisbury Mills, Slate Hill, Southfields, Sparrow Bush, Sterling Forest, Sugar Loaf, Thompson Ridge, Tuxedo Park, Unionville, Vails Gate, Walden, Warwick, Washingtonville, West Point and Westtown.
Are there river gauges in Orange County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 3 river gauges in and around Orange County, including Wallkill at Unionville, Gumaer Brook near Wurtsboro, Neversink River at Godeffroy. 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 Orange County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for NYC071, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.