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National Weather Alerts Reader

National Weather Alerts Reader

Owned by Alain Savoie
Last updated: Oct 24, 2024 by Jonathan Schmale
2 min read

The National Weather Alert reader uses the US weather.gov api: NWS Alerts (general API: API Web Service )

Install the reader as you normally would and connect to the Chameleon Database:

 

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Report

 

Visit NWS Alerts to grab the URL for the state, county level, or geocode and place it in the Reports tab

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Below an example of specifying a specific geocode location

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Event Priority

Select which events you want to pull from the API and sort them in order of priority.

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Ignore Events

You can ignore events from being pulled.

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Custom Report

You can create a custom report that would be generated as a dynamic tag called custom report. An example of what this would like like using the Available tags below:

 

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Substitution

You can substitute keywords generated by the reader.

Datafeed

 

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You can set the Included weather type urgency and severity and On-Air condition

 

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