$twcweather.alerts
This page is currently under construction. I would wait a day or two before using the data found below.
As of Aug 4th, I have been unable to locate an official document for the weather alerts, so we have been gathering data the old fashioned way, and combining our findings on this page. If you get a unique alert in your location, please contribute your observations to this thread.
Contents
Introduction
It appears that many of the Alert dataPoints go hand in hand with each other, so the format on this page is a bit different than the TWC_Weather page. For the most part, the "unknown" dataPoints are listed first, so they get the most exposure. These will be followed by the dataPoints that are likely the most useful. The final category will be dataPoints that rarely change.
Needs More Information Gathered
Unknown dataPoints
| Expression | Sample value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
$twcweather.alerts.areaTypeCode
|
"Z", "C"
|
Returns "Z" 80% of the time |
$twcweather.alerts.categories.category
|
"Met"
|
Metropolis?? |
$twcweather.alerts.categories.categoryCode
|
"1"
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.significance
|
"A", "S", "W", "Y"
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.disclaimer
|
null
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.eventTrackingNumber
|
0003
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.flood
The dataPoint "flood" is usually null, but when there is an alert for possible flooding, then all of these dataPoints will appear:
| Expression | Sample value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodCrestTimeLocal
|
null
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodCrestTimeLocalTimeZone
|
null
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodEndTimeLocal
|
null
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodEndTimeLocalTimeZone
|
null
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodImmediateCause
|
"Excessive Rainfall"
|
Needs more examples |
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodImmediateCauseCode
|
"ER"
|
Needs more examples |
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodLocationId
|
00000, AFBI2
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodLocationName
|
"N/A", "White River at Apache Tailwater"
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodRecordStatus
|
"N/A"
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodRecordStatusCode
|
"OO"
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodSeverity
|
"None"
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodSeverityCode
|
"N"
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodStartTimeLocal
|
null
|
?? |
$twcweather.alerts.flood.floodStartTimeLocalTimeZone
|
null
|
?? |
Important & Useful
Alerts
It appears that these 5 dataPoints are connected, so this table is shown a bit differently than the above tables. To conserve space, the first three columns are marked with numbers that match this:
- phenomena
- productIdentifier
- eventTrackingNumber
| 1 | 2 | 3 | eventDescription | headlineText |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CF
|
CFW
|
0024
|
Coastal Flood Statement
|
Coastal Flood Statement from FRI 8:00 PM EDT until SAT 12:00 AM EDT
|
FA
|
FLS
|
0156
|
Flood Advisory
|
Flood Advisory from THU 5:21 PM EDT until THU 7:15 PM EDT
|
FF
|
FFA
|
1
|
Flash Flood Watch
|
Flash Flood Watch until WED 9:00 PM AST
|
FG
|
NPW
|
0003
|
Dense Fog Advisory
|
Dense Fog Advisory from SAT 5:40 AM EDT until SAT 10:00 AM EDT
|
FL
|
FLS
|
0065
|
River Flood Advisory
|
River Flood Advisory until SUN 7:00 AM CDT
|
HT
|
NPW
|
0003
|
Heat Advisory
|
Heat Advisory from TUE 10:00 AM EDT until TUE 9:00 PM EDT
|
SV
|
SVR
|
0106
|
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
|
Severe Thunderstorm Warning from WED 6:14 PM CDT until WED 6:45 PM CDT
|
SV
|
WCN
|
0547
|
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
|
Severe Thunderstorm Watch until WED 9:00 PM EDT
|
TAW
|
AWW
|
0000
|
Airport Weather Warning
|
Airport Weather Warning until FRI 2:15 PM CDT
|
TSG
|
SPS
|
0000
|
Significant Weather Advisory
|
Significant Weather Advisory until FRI 4:15 PM EDT
|
Descriptions
It appears that these dataPoints are paired up, so this table is shown a bit differently than the above tables.
| certaintyCode | certainty | Notes |
|---|---|---|
1
|
Observed
|
|
2
|
Likely
|
|
3
|
Possible
|
|
4?
|
??
|
?? |
5
|
Unknown
|
|
| messageTypeCode | messageType | Notes |
1
|
New
|
|
2
|
Update
|
|
| responseTypes.responseTypeCode | responseTypes.responseType | Notes |
1
|
Shelter
|
|
2?
|
??
|
?? |
3?
|
??
|
?? |
4
|
Execute
|
|
5
|
Avoid
|
|
6
|
Monitor
|
|
| severityCode | severity | Notes |
1?
|
??
|
?? |
2
|
Severe
|
|
3
|
Moderate
|
|
4
|
Minor
|
|
| urgencyCode | urgency | Notes |
1
|
Immediate
|
|
2
|
Expected
|
|
3
|
Future
|
|
4?
|
??
|
?? |
5
|
Unknown
|
Times
These seem to be the most helpful times listed.
| Expression | Sample value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
issueTimeLocal
|
2019-07-30T03:21:00-04:00
|
|
expireTimeLocal
|
2019-07-30T21:00:00-04:00
|
|
onsetTimeLocal
|
2019-07-30T10:00:00-04:00
|
Usually returns null |
effectiveTimeLocal
|
2019-07-30T10:00:00-04:00
|
Usually returns null |
processTimeUTC
|
1564471315
|
|
expireTimeUTC
|
1564534800
|
Location
This seems to be the only helpful location, that changes based on the location of the alert.
| Expression | Sample value |
|---|---|
$twcweather.alerts.areaName
|
Southern Nassau County
|
Not Very Useful
Times
I suspect these dataPoints will only change twice a year when we change our clocks.
| Expression | Sample value |
|---|---|
expireTimeLocalTimeZone
|
EDT
|
effectiveTimeLocalTimeZone
|
EDT
|
issueTimeLocalTimeZone
|
EDT
|
onsetTimeLocalTimeZone
|
EDT
|
Locations
I suspect these dataPoints may never change.
| Expression | Sample value |
|---|---|
adminDistrict
|
New York
|
adminDistrictCode
|
NY
|
areaId
|
NYZ179
|
countryCode
|
US
|
countryName
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
|
ianaTimeZone
|
America/New_York
|
latitude
|
40.01
|
longitude
|
-75.01
|
officeAdminDistrict
|
New York
|
officeAdminDistrictCode
|
NY
|
officeCode
|
KOKX
|
officeCountryCode
|
US
|
officeName
|
New York City
|
source
|
National Weather Service
|
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