get_weather_alerts
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Get active US weather alerts from the National Weather Service. US-only coverage. Filter by 2-letter state code (area), exact event name (e.g. 'Tornado Warning', 'Heat Advisory'), severity (Extreme | Severe | Moderate | Minor | Unknown), urgency (Immediate | Expected | Future | Past | Unknown), and status (actual | exercise | system | test | draft). Returns a flattened alerts list with id, event, severity, urgency, headline, description, areaDesc, sent/effective/expires/ends, sender_name, web URL. Refreshed in real time upstream; cached 60s. License: US Government public domain (17 USC §105).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| area | string | no | 2-letter US state or territory code (CA, TX, PR, etc). Optional. |
| event | string | no | Exact NWS event name (e.g. "Tornado Warning", "Heat Advisory"). Optional. |
| severity | string | no | One of: Extreme, Severe, Moderate, Minor, Unknown. Optional. |
| urgency | string | no | One of: Immediate, Expected, Future, Past, Unknown. Optional. |
| status | string | no | One of: actual, exercise, system, test, draft. Optional. |
| limit | number | no | Max alerts to return (1-500). Default 50. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"area": {
"type": "string",
"description": "2-letter US state or territory code (CA, TX, PR, etc). Optional."
},
"event": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Exact NWS event name (e.g. \"Tornado Warning\", \"Heat Advisory\"). Optional."
},
"severity": {
"type": "string",
"description": "One of: Extreme, Severe, Moderate, Minor, Unknown. Optional."
},
"urgency": {
"type": "string",
"description": "One of: Immediate, Expected, Future, Past, Unknown. Optional."
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "One of: actual, exercise, system, test, draft. Optional."
},
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Max alerts to return (1-500). Default 50.",
"default": 50
}
}
}