Suffolk County, NY Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Suffolk County, New York, pushed to your phone within moments — county code NYC103, forecast zone 4 zones (NYZ080, NYZ078, NYZ081, NYZ079). Free with StormCast.
Download on Google PlayHow the NWS identifies Suffolk County
These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches NYC103 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Amagansett or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
NYC103
Forecast Zones
4 zones (NYZ080, NYZ078, NYZ081, NYZ079)
Forecast Office
Upton (OKX)
Radar Station
KOKX
Towns covered in Suffolk County
An NWS alert for Suffolk County applies to all 106 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Suffolk County
StormCast tracks 9 gauges near Suffolk County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Moriches Bay at Moriches Bay (IN MLLW)
- Great South Bay at Watch Hill (IN MLLW)
- Flax Pond at Old Field (IN MLLW)
- Peconic River at Riverhead (IN MLLW)
- Great South Bay at West Sayville (IN MLLW)
- Shinnecock Bay at Ponquogue (IN MLLW)
- Shelter Island Sound at Shelter Island (IN MLLW)
- Orient Harbor at Orient (IN MLLW)
- Fort Pond Bay at Montauk (IN MLLW)
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for Suffolk 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 →Suffolk County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Suffolk County in?
Suffolk County, New York is NWS county code NYC103 and spans 4 forecast zones (NYZ080, NYZ078, NYZ081, NYZ079). Alerts for it are issued by the Upton (OKX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KOKX.
Which towns in Suffolk County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Suffolk County covers every community inside it, including Amagansett, Amityville, Aquebogue, Babylon, Bay Shore, Bayport, Bellport, Blue Point, Bohemia, Brentwood, Bridgehampton, Brightwaters, Brookhaven, Calverton, Center Moriches, Centereach, Centerport, Central Islip, Cold Spring Harbor, Commack, Copiague, Coram, Cutchogue, Deer Park, East Hampton, East Islip, East Marion, East Moriches, East Northport, East Quogue, East Setauket, Eastport, Farmingville, Fishers Island, Great River, Greenlawn, Greenport, Hampton Bays, Hauppauge, Holbrook, Holtsville, Huntington, Huntington Station, Islandia, Islip, Islip Terrace, Jamesport, Kings Park, Lake Grove, Laurel, Lindenhurst, Manorville, Mastic, Mastic Beach, Mattituck, Medford, Melville, Middle Island, Miller Place, Montauk, Moriches, Mount Sinai, Nesconset, New Suffolk, North Babylon, Northport, Oakdale, Ocean Beach, Orient, Patchogue, Peconic, Port Jefferson, Port Jefferson Station, Quogue, Remsenburg, Ridge, Riverhead, Rocky Point, Ronkonkoma, Sag Harbor, Sagaponack, Saint James, Sayville, Selden, Shelter Island, Shelter Island Heights, Shirley, Shoreham, Smithtown, Sound Beach, South Jamesport, Southampton, Southold, Speonk, Stony Brook, Upton, Wading River, Wainscott, Water Mill, West Babylon, West Islip, West Sayville, Westhampton, Westhampton Beach, Wyandanch and Yaphank.
Are there river gauges in Suffolk County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 9 river gauges in and around Suffolk County, including Moriches Bay at Moriches Bay (IN MLLW), Great South Bay at Watch Hill (IN MLLW), Flax Pond at Old Field (IN MLLW). 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 Suffolk County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for NYC103, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.