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NWS Alerts Reader Release Notes

NWS Alerts Reader Release Notes

Look up alert location options: https://alerts.weather.gov/?reset=true

Example Texas: From this page: https://alerts.weather.gov/

  1. Click land areas with zones

  2. Click Texas

  3. Expand the Atom section

  4. Copy the URL given there

Requires .Net Framework 4.8

1.0.33

Jan 21, 2026

  • prompt the user to confirm before closing the application.

1.0.31

Jan 20, 2026

  • load the event types from the datafeed API instead of relying on a static file

  • updated the static file with new entries to use as a fallback

1.0.30

Dec 1, 2025

  • save the selected Event Priorities and Ignore Events when saving instances

    • after this version is installed, it will be able to save the user selections but it won’t be able to capture the user selections from their current/previous version so they should make a note/screenshot of their selections before updating to help them more easily reconfigure after updating.

    • this was missing as of 1.0.0.23 when refactoring

1.0.29

  • add a File -> Save All Instances menu item

1.0.28

Dec 1, 2025

  • use the EventEndingTime for the alert expiry when it is available

  • update supporting libraries

1.0.27

Jul 30, 2025

  • Fix to display the application name in the Startup Apps window.

1.0.25

Jul 28, 2025

  • Fix for not applying the expiry to the alert record and use expiresUtc as the dynamic field name instead

  • Use .Net Framework 4.8 and upgrade Telerik packages

  • Improve database connection auto-retry

  • Encrypt the database password when saved

  • Apply Ross branding

1.0.0.24

  • alert types weren't being added/used correctly for content groups

1.0.0.23

  • update to use new endpoints and namespace

  • refactoring

  • move to .net 4.7.2

  • move to newer nuget packages

1.0.0.22

  • fix tooltip for eraser icon in reports grid

  • fix a bug where alerts aren't being deleted early enough as related to counties

  • refactoring

1.0.0.21

  • app.config change for TLS

  • add open logs directory menu item

  • fix exception which happens first time a topic is created

1.0.0.20

  • status bar for check for updates

  • content group support

  • improve logs

1.0.0.19

  • back off of the previous timestamp change

1.0.0.18

  • make sure all dates are correctly converted to universal time

1.0.0.17

  • add support for report substitutions

  • anchoring to the bottom for some of the controls when resizing the window

1.0.0.16

  • protect against bad data when getting existing alerts

1.0.0.15

  • alert updates weren't setting the priority correctly

1.0.0.14

  • allow priority to use manually defined event priority to be the top factor

1.0.0.13

  • when skipping an alert due to no subset in counties, exception was generated

  • resize report grid on window resizing making it easier to see more

  • label indicating commas are the delimiter for counties. previously, there was just a tooltip

1.0.0.12

  • if counties are defined for a report, ignore all alerts if the county isn't found in the areas listed in the NWS alert's areas.

1.0.0.11

  • switch from universal to local time for expires, updated and effective

  • custom report expiry was using now instead of expires

  • formatting of area improved/fixed

  • custom report support for effective and updated

1.0.0.10

  • removed drag/drop support for event priorities - potential for crashes

  • support for ignore events

  • make window wider to accommodate the new tab

1.0.0.9

  • for the custom report, use the group's broadcast name instead of name

1.0.0.8

  • support for specifying counties

  • custom reports

  • remove prefix/suffix support

1.0.0.7

  • add additional weather event priorities

1.0.0.6

  • support for story prefix and suffix

  • add a menu item to take you to the nws alerts page on top of the go to website button on the feeds page

  • add priority support based on urgency and severity

1.0.0.5

  • NWS now requires a user-agent header which will fix 403 errors

1.0.0.4

  • add support for getting server and db from backdoor

  • add groups if they don't exist

  • support for filtering out alerts based on urgency and severity - previously, that support only happened for airs

1.0.0.3

  • sizeable window support

  • disable pause button when reading feed

  • support https urls

1.0.0.2

  • have air filter on severity and urgency. previous it only aired based on urgency

1.0.0.1

  • support for updating existing alerts