get_storm_cells
Get storm cells
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Radar-identified storm cells near a location, merging NEXRAD Level III algorithm output from the nearest radar site: storm tracks (cell position, movement, forecast positions), hail index (probability of hail/severe hail + max expected size), mesocyclone detections (rotation), and TVS (tornado vortex signatures). Use during active convection to see what the radar algorithms flag. An empty result means no detected cells -- common outside active storms. Example: {"location": "Norman, OK"}.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | string | no | Free-text place: city ("Denver"), city+state ("Portland, OR"), US ZIP ("50219"), or "lat,lon" ("39.74,-104.99"). Provide either this OR explicit lat+lon, not both. |
| lat | number | no | Latitude in decimal degrees (-90 to 90). Most tools also accept a `location` place-name string instead of lat/lon. |
| lon | number | no | Longitude in decimal degrees (-180 to 180). For continental US use negative values (west of the prime meridian). |
| include | array | no | Which detection families to include. Default: all. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"location": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Free-text place: city (\"Denver\"), city+state (\"Portland, OR\"), US ZIP (\"50219\"), or \"lat,lon\" (\"39.74,-104.99\"). Provide either this OR explicit lat+lon, not both."
},
"lat": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": -90,
"maximum": 90,
"description": "Latitude in decimal degrees (-90 to 90). Most tools also accept a `location` place-name string instead of lat/lon."
},
"lon": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": -180,
"maximum": 180,
"description": "Longitude in decimal degrees (-180 to 180). For continental US use negative values (west of the prime meridian)."
},
"include": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"tracks",
"hail_index",
"mesocyclone",
"tvs"
]
},
"default": [
"tracks",
"hail_index",
"mesocyclone",
"tvs"
],
"description": "Which detection families to include. Default: all."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}