How to get NWS weather warnings and watches
This section provides an example of a query for NWS weather warnings and watches for a specific location.
Note
This example uses a HERE token to authenticate your request. For the available authentication options, see the Identity and Access Management Developer Guide.
User story
The user wants to obtain all active weather alerts for Lufkin, Texas.
Request summary
| Resource | report: Note that resource representation is specified via extensions .xml or .json. |
| Parameters | product: Indicates what kind of report the query requests; in this example, the query uses the parameter value nws_alerts to request any active weather alerts.name: Indicates the name of the city for which the query requests severe weather alerts. |
Request
The following code block demonstrates the complete request, specifying that the response data is to be delivered in JSON.
curl https://weather.cc.api.here.com/weather/1.0/report.json
?product=nws_alerts
&name=Lufkin,TX
-H "Authorization: Bearer {YOUR_TOKEN}"Here is the same request indicating that the response data is to be delivered in XML.
curl https://weather.cc.api.here.com/weather/1.0/report.xml
?product=nws_alerts
&name=Lufkin,TX
-H "Authorization: Bearer {YOUR_TOKEN}"Response
The response to the request contains:
- Active weather warnings.
The example response in JSON format is as follows:
{
"nwsAlerts": {
"warning": [
{
"type": "6",
"description": "FLOOD STATEMENT",
"severity": 11,
"message": "959 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2014 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ANGELINA RIVER NEAR LUFKIN TEXAS. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. AT 715 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET. FORECAST...EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. IMPACT...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING.",
"county": [
{
"value": "TXC005",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Angelina",
"latitude": 31.28145,
"longitude": -94.56949
},
{
"value": "TXC073",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Cherokee",
"latitude": 31.79083,
"longitude": -95.16899
},
{
"value": "TXC347",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Nacogdoches",
"latitude": 31.53719,
"longitude": -94.64497
}
],
"location": [],
"name": "Lamont",
"validFromTimeLocal": "2014-05-19T09:59:00.00-05:00",
"validUntilTimeLocal": "2014-05-20T09:59:00.00-05:00",
"country": "United States",
"state": "Texas",
"latitude": 31.54,
"longitude": -94.79
}
],
"watch": [
{
"type": "12",
"description": "NON PRECIPITATION WARNING, WATCH, OR STATEMENT",
"severity": 67,
"message": "URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CDT TODAY FOR PARTS OF EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OFF TO THE EAST AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL RESULT STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-WOOD-UPSHUR-SMITH- GREGG-CHEROKEE-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDABEL...CLARKSVILLE...MT VERNON... MT PLEASANT...PITTSBURG...DAINGERFIELD...QUITMAN...GILMER... TYLER...LONGVIEW...RUSK...HENDERSON 313 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2014 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. EVENT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. TIMING...FROM 9 AM CDT TO 4 PM CDT TODAY. IMPACT...HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES AND OPEN WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.",
"zone": [
{
"value": "OKZ077",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "OK",
"stateName": "Oklahoma",
"name": "McCurtain",
"latitude": 34.06559,
"longitude": -94.80965
},
{
"value": "TXZ096",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Red River",
"latitude": 33.64744,
"longitude": -95.02075
},
{
"value": "TXZ108",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Franklin",
"latitude": 33.1802,
"longitude": -95.20966
},
{
"value": "TXZ109",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Titus",
"latitude": 33.19375,
"longitude": -94.97083
},
{
"value": "TXZ110",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Camp",
"latitude": 32.99626,
"longitude": -94.93977
},
{
"value": "TXZ111",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Morris",
"latitude": 33.13214,
"longitude": -94.73597
},
{
"value": "TXZ124",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Wood",
"latitude": 32.78013,
"longitude": -95.40378
},
{
"value": "TXZ125",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Upshur",
"latitude": 32.72038,
"longitude": -94.9246
},
{
"value": "TXZ136",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Smith",
"latitude": 32.41533,
"longitude": -95.28996
},
{
"value": "TXZ137",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Gregg",
"latitude": 32.51278,
"longitude": -94.78178
},
{
"value": "TXZ149",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Cherokee",
"latitude": 31.79083,
"longitude": -95.16899
},
{
"value": "TXZ150",
"country": "US",
"countryName": "United States",
"state": "TX",
"stateName": "Texas",
"name": "Rusk",
"latitude": 32.12721,
"longitude": -94.72372
}
],
"location": [],
"name": "Pine Hill [Cherokee County]",
"validFromTimeLocal": "2014-05-20T03:13:00.00-05:00",
"validUntilTimeLocal": "2014-05-20T16:00:00.00-05:00",
"country": "United States",
"state": "Texas",
"latitude": 32.88,
"longitude": -95
}
]
},
"feedCreation": "2014-05-20T09:24:58.230",
"metric": true
}The example response in XML format is as follows:
<WeatherReport>
<nwsAlerts>
<warning longitude="-94.79" latitude="31.54" state="Texas" country="United States" validUntilTimeLocal="2014-05-20T09:59:00.000-05:00" validFromTimeLocal="2014-05-19T09:59:00.000-05:00"
name="Lamont"
>
<type>6</type>
<description>FLOOD STATEMENT</description>
<severity>11</severity>
<message>959 AM CDT MON MAY 19 2014 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ANGELINA RIVER NEAR LUFKIN TEXAS. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. AT 715 AM
MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. FLOOD STAGE IS 10 FEET. FORECAST...EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
IMPACT...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING.</message>
<county longitude="-94.56949" latitude="31.28145" name="Angelina" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXC005</county>
<county longitude="-95.16899" latitude="31.79083" name="Cherokee" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXC073</county>
<county longitude="-94.64497" latitude="31.53719" name="Nacogdoches" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXC347</county>
</warning>
<watch longitude="-95.00" latitude="32.88" state="Texas" country="United States" validUntilTimeLocal="2014-05-20T16:00:00.000-05:00" validFromTimeLocal="2014-05-20T03:13:00.000-05:00"
name="Pine Hill [Cherokee County]"
>
<type>12</type>
<description>NON PRECIPITATION WARNING, WATCH, OR STATEMENT</description>
<severity>67</severity>
<message>URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CDT TODAY FOR PARTS OF EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA... .A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OFF TO THE EAST AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL RESULT STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-WOOD-UPSHUR-SMITH- GREGG-CHEROKEE-RUSK- INCLUDING THE
CITIES OF...IDABEL...CLARKSVILLE...MT VERNON... MT PLEASANT...PITTSBURG...DAINGERFIELD...QUITMAN...GILMER... TYLER...LONGVIEW...RUSK...HENDERSON 313 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2014
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. EVENT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. TIMING...FROM 9 AM CDT TO 4 PM CDT TODAY.
IMPACT...HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES AND OPEN WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES
THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.</message>
<zone longitude="-94.80965" latitude="34.06559" name="McCurtain" stateName="Oklahoma" state="OK" countryName="United States" country="US">OKZ077</zone>
<zone longitude="-95.02075" latitude="33.64744" name="Red River" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXZ096</zone>
<zone longitude="-95.20966" latitude="33.1802" name="Franklin" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXZ108</zone>
<zone longitude="-94.97083" latitude="33.19375" name="Titus" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXZ109</zone>
<zone longitude="-94.93977" latitude="32.99626" name="Camp" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXZ110</zone>
<zone longitude="-94.73597" latitude="33.13214" name="Morris" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXZ111</zone>
<zone longitude="-95.40378" latitude="32.78013" name="Wood" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXZ124</zone>
<zone longitude="-94.9246" latitude="32.72038" name="Upshur" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXZ125</zone>
<zone longitude="-95.28996" latitude="32.41533" name="Smith" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXZ136</zone>
<zone longitude="-94.78178" latitude="32.51278" name="Gregg" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXZ137</zone>
<zone longitude="-95.16899" latitude="31.79083" name="Cherokee" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXZ149</zone>
<zone longitude="-94.72372" latitude="32.12721" name="Rusk" stateName="Texas" state="TX" countryName="United States" country="US">TXZ150</zone>
</watch>
</nwsAlerts>
<feedCreation>2014-05-20T09:23:16.977Z</feedCreation>
<metric>true</metric>
</WeatherReport>For more details about responses to this type of request, see Report response For more information, see Weather report.
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