Westmoreland County, PA Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, pushed to your phone within moments — county code PAC129, forecast zone 4 zones (PAZ073, PAZ074, PAZ076, PAZ078). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches PAC129 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Acme or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
PAC129
Forecast Zones
4 zones (PAZ073, PAZ074, PAZ076, PAZ078)
Forecast Office
Moon Township (PBZ)
Radar Station
KPBZ
Towns covered in Westmoreland County
An NWS alert for Westmoreland County applies to all 82 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Westmoreland County
StormCast tracks 8 gauges near Westmoreland County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Loyalhanna Creek at Latrobe
- Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston
- Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Dam Pool
- Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Dam Tailwater
- Loyalhanna Creek above Loyalhanna Dam Tail Water
- Conemaugh River at Conemaugh Lake Tailwater
- Youghiogheny River at Sutersville
- Conemaugh River at Conemaugh Lake Pool
Current conditions
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Alert types issued for Westmoreland 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 →Westmoreland County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Westmoreland County in?
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania is NWS county code PAC129 and spans 4 forecast zones (PAZ073, PAZ074, PAZ076, PAZ078). Alerts for it are issued by the Moon Township (PBZ) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KPBZ.
Which towns in Westmoreland County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Westmoreland County covers every community inside it, including Acme, Adamsburg, Alverton, Apollo, Ardara, Armbrust, Arona, Avonmore, Bolivar, Bovard, Bradenville, Calumet, Champion, Claridge, Crabtree, Darragh, Delmont, Derry, Donegal, East Vandergrift, Export, Forbes Road, Grapeville, Greensburg, Hannastown, Harrison City, Herminie, Hostetter, Hunker, Hutchinson, Hyde Park, Irwin, Jacobs Creek, Jeannette, Jones Mills, Larimer, Latrobe, Laughlintown, Ligonier, Lowber, Loyalhanna, Luxor, Madison, Mammoth, Manor, Monessen, Mount Pleasant, Murrysville, New Alexandria, New Derry, New Florence, New Kensington, New Stanton, Norvelt, Penn, Pleasant Unity, Pricedale, Rector, Rillton, Ruffs Dale, Salina, Scottdale, Seward, Slickville, Smithton, Southwest, Stahlstown, Sutersville, Tarrs, Torrance, Trafford, United, Vandergrift, Webster, Wendel, West Newton, Westmoreland City, Whitney, Wyano, Youngstown, Youngwood and Yukon.
Are there river gauges in Westmoreland County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 8 river gauges in and around Westmoreland County, including Loyalhanna Creek at Latrobe, Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Dam Pool. 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 Westmoreland County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for PAC129, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.