Wetzel County, WV Weather Alerts
Every National Weather Service alert issued for Wetzel County, West Virginia, pushed to your phone within moments — county code WVC103, forecast zone WVZ012. Free with StormCast.
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These are the identifiers the National Weather Service uses when it issues a warning here. StormCast watches WVC103 directly rather than matching on place names, which is why an alert arrives whether you are in Big Run or anywhere else in the county.
NWS County Code
WVC103
Forecast Zone
WVZ012
Forecast Office
Moon Township (PBZ)
Radar Station
KPBZ
Towns covered in Wetzel County
An NWS alert for Wetzel County applies to all 13 of these communities. You do not need a separate alert for each one.
River gauges in and around Wetzel County
StormCast tracks 3 gauges near Wetzel 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 Wetzel 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 →Wetzel County weather alert questions
Which NWS forecast zone is Wetzel County in?
Wetzel County, West Virginia is NWS county code WVC103 and forecast zone WVZ012. Alerts for it are issued by the Moon Township (PBZ) Weather Forecast Office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar is KPBZ.
Which towns in Wetzel County are covered?
All of them. NWS alerts are issued at the county and zone level, so a warning for Wetzel County covers every community inside it, including Big Run, Burton, Folsom, Hundred, Jacksonburg, Littleton, New Martinsville, Paden City, Pine Grove, Porters Falls, Reader, Smithfield and Wileyville.
Are there river gauges in Wetzel County?
Yes — StormCast monitors 3 river gauges in and around Wetzel County, including Price Run above Smithfield, Morgan Run near Morgan Run, Price Run near Price 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 Wetzel County delivered?
StormCast polls the NWS alert feed every 30 seconds. When a warning is issued for WVC103, the push notification goes out within moments — even with your screen off.