Tornado Warnings
Tornado Warning, Tornado Watch, Tornado Emergency, and Severe Thunderstorm Warning — pushed within moments of being issued by the NWS.
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WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
Every NWS alert for Highlands.
StormCast delivers every NWS alert issued for your area, including:
Flood Alerts
Flash Flood Warning, Flood Watch, Flood Advisory, River Flood Warning, and Coastal Flood alerts for Macon County.
Heat & Cold
Excessive Heat Warning, Heat Advisory, Wind Chill Warning, Freeze Warning, Frost Advisory, and Hard Freeze alerts.
Winter Storms
Winter Storm Warning, Ice Storm Warning, Blizzard Warning, Winter Weather Advisory, and Wind Chill advisories.
Fire Weather
Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch when conditions favor rapid fire spread in North Carolina.
Lightning & Wind
High Wind Warning, Wind Advisory, lightning proximity alerts, and Special Weather Statements.
How It Works
1
Download StormCast
Free on Google Play. No subscription, no account required for weather alerts.
2
Set Your Location
StormCast uses your GPS or lets you save specific locations — home, work, family. Monitor as many places as you want.
3
Get Alerts Instantly
The NWS feed is checked every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for Highlands, your phone gets a push notification — even at 3 AM with the screen off.
About Highlands
StormCast provides instantaneous emergency alerts across Macon County, ensuring residents in Highlands and the surrounding area are notified of hazardous conditions immediately.
County
Macon
State
North Carolina
NWS Zone
NCZ062
Forecast Office
GSP
Radar
KGSP
Coordinates
35.0705°N, 83.2160°W
Get Weather Alerts for Highlands
StormCast monitors the NWS every 30 seconds and pushes severe weather alerts for Highlands directly to your phone.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get weather alerts for Highlands, NC?
Download StormCast free on Google Play and set Highlands, NC as one of your monitored locations. StormCast checks the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds and pushes tornado warnings, flood alerts, severe thunderstorm warnings, and all other NWS alerts directly to your phone.
What types of weather alerts does Highlands get?
Highlands is in NWS forecast zone NCZ062, served by the GSP Weather Forecast Office. Depending on the season and geography, alerts can include Tornado Warning, Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Flash Flood Warning, Flood Watch, Winter Storm Warning, Ice Storm Warning, Heat Advisory, and more.
Does StormCast cover Macon County?
Yes. StormCast delivers all NWS alert types for every county and forecast zone in the United States. Highlands and all of Macon County are fully covered.
Is StormCast free?
Yes. StormCast is free on Google Play. Core severe weather alerts will always be free — they're safety features, not premium features.