Defiance County, OH Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Defiance County, Ohio, pushed to your phone within moments — county code OHC039, forecast zone OHZ004. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches OHC039 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Defiance or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
OHC039
Forecast Zone
OHZ004
Forecast Office
Syracuse (IWX)
Radar Station
KIWX
Towns covered in Defiance County
An NWS alert for Defiance County applies to all 8 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Defiance County
StormCast tracks 4 gauges near Defiance 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 Defiance 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 →Defiance County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Defiance County in?
Defiance County, Ohio is NWS county code OHC039 and forecast zone OHZ004. Alerts for it are issued by the Syracuse (IWX) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KIWX.
Which towns in Defiance County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Defiance County covers every community inside it, including Defiance, Evansport, Farmer, Hicksville, Jewell, Mark Center, Ney and Sherwood.
Are there river gauges in Defiance County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 4 river gauges in and around Defiance County, including Tiffin River near Evansport, Maumee River near Defiance, Auglaize River near Defiance. 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 Defiance County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for OHC039, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.