Fairfield County, OH Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Fairfield County, Ohio, pushed to your phone within moments — county code OHC045, forecast zone OHZ065. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches OHC045 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Amanda or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
OHC045
Forecast Zone
OHZ065
Forecast Office
Wilmington (ILN)
Radar Station
KILN
Towns covered in Fairfield County
An NWS alert for Fairfield County applies to all 14 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Fairfield County
StormCast tracks 1 gauge near Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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 →Fairfield County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Fairfield County in?
Fairfield County, Ohio is NWS county code OHC045 and forecast zone OHZ065. Alerts for it are issued by the Wilmington (ILN) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KILN.
Which towns in Fairfield County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Fairfield County covers every community inside it, including Amanda, Baltimore, Carroll, Hideaway Hls, Lancaster, Lithopolis, Millersport, Pickerington, Pleasantville, Rushville, Stoutsville, Sugar Grove, Thurston and West Rushville.
Are there river gauges in Fairfield County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 1 river gauge in and around Fairfield County, including Hocking River at Lancaster. 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 Fairfield County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for OHC045, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.