Lancaster County, PA Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, pushed to your phone within moments — county code PAC071, forecast zone PAZ066. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches PAC071 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Adamstown or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
PAC071
Forecast Zone
PAZ066
Forecast Office
State College (CTP)
Radar Station
KDIX
Towns covered in Lancaster County
An NWS alert for Lancaster County applies to all 62 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Lancaster County
StormCast tracks 12 gauges near Lancaster County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Conestoga River at Lancaster
- Big Spring Run near Willow Street
- Big Spring Run near Mylin Corners
- Pequea Creek near Ronks
- Little Conestoga Creek at Flory Mill
- Pequea Creek at Paradise
- Conestoga River at Conestoga
- Cocalico Creek at Ephrata
- Pequea Creek above Martic Forge
- Little Chiques Creek at Mt. Joy
- Chiques Creek above MARIETTA
- Muddy Creek (PA) near Castle Fin
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Alert types issued for Lancaster 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 →Lancaster County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Lancaster County in?
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is NWS county code PAC071 and forecast zone PAZ066. Alerts for it are issued by the State College (CTP) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KDIX.
Which towns in Lancaster County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Lancaster County covers every community inside it, including Adamstown, Akron, Bainbridge, Bart, Bausman, Bird In Hand, Blue Ball, Bowmansville, Brownstown, Christiana, Columbia, Conestoga, Denver, Drumore, East Earl, East Petersburg, Elizabethtown, Elm, Ephrata, Gap, Goodville, Gordonville, Holtwood, Hopeland, Intercourse, Kinzers, Kirkwood, Lampeter, Lancaster, Landisville, Leola, Lititz, Manheim, Marietta, Martindale, Maytown, Millersville, Mount Joy, Mountville, Narvon, New Holland, New Providence, Paradise, Peach Bottom, Penryn, Pequea, Quarryville, Reamstown, Refton, Reinholds, Rheems, Ronks, Silver Spring, Smoketown, Stevens, Strasburg, Talmage, Terre Hill, Washington Boro, West Willow, Willow Street and Witmer.
Are there river gauges in Lancaster County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 12 river gauges in and around Lancaster County, including Conestoga River at Lancaster, Big Spring Run near Willow Street, Big Spring Run near Mylin Corners. 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 Lancaster County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for PAC071, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.