Thurston County, WA Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Thurston County, Washington, pushed to your phone within moments — county code WAC067, forecast zone 2 zones (WAZ318, WAZ317). Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches WAC067 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Bucoda or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
WAC067
Forecast Zones
2 zones (WAZ318, WAZ317)
Forecast Office
Seattle (SEW)
Radar Station
KLGX
Towns covered in Thurston County
An NWS alert for Thurston County applies to all 10 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Thurston County
StormCast tracks 11 gauges near Thurston County. Set a flood-stage alert on any of them to get notified before the water reaches you.
- Skookumchuck River near Bucoda
- Deschutes River near Rainier
- Skookumchuck River Below Bloody Run
- Skookumchuck Reservoir
- Chehalis River near Grand Mound
- China Creek at China Creek above FCS at Centralia
- Chehalis River at Rochester
- Skookumchuck River at Centralia
- Chehalis River at Centralia
- Black River (WA) at Hwy 12
- Chehalis River at Porter
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Alert types issued for Thurston 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 →Thurston County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Thurston County in?
Thurston County, Washington is NWS county code WAC067 and spans 2 forecast zones (WAZ318, WAZ317). Alerts for it are issued by the Seattle (SEW) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KLGX.
Which towns in Thurston County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Thurston County covers every community inside it, including Bucoda, East Olympia, Lacey, Littlerock, Olympia, Rainier, Rochester, Tenino, Tumwater and Yelm.
Are there river gauges in Thurston County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 11 river gauges in and around Thurston County, including Skookumchuck River near Bucoda, Deschutes River near Rainier, Skookumchuck River Below Bloody Run. 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 Thurston County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for WAC067, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.