h1. NWS Alerts Atom Feeds

For watches, warnings, and advisories. 

Unfortunately, this atom feed config does not contain info about Hazardous Weather Outlooks, Short Term Forecasts, etc. For these useful statements, the custom XML file generated by the NWS for each county or zone must be processed. 

I wish the NWS would simplify this even more, like the way the SPC does with their mesoscale discussions.


br. "List of all States":http://alerts.weather.gov/

"Text listing of watches, warnings, and advisories for all of Ohio":http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/oh.php?x=1

"Atom feed of watches, warnings, and advisories for all of Ohio":http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/oh.php?x=0

"Ohio County Codes":http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/oh.php?x=3 

"Ohio zone code for each county":http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/oh.php?x=2

County Name - County Code - Zone Code

* "Fulton County":http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwaatmget.php?x=OHC051&y=0 - OHC051 - OHZ002
* "Henry County":http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwaatmget.php?x=OHC069&y=0 - OHC069 - OHZ005
* "Lucas County":http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwaatmget.php?x=OHC095&y=0 - OHC095 - OHZ003
* "Ottawa County":http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwaatmget.php?x=OHC123&y=0 - OHC123 - OHZ007
* "Wood County":http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwaatmget.php?x=OHC173&y=0 - OHC173 - OHZ006

I don't know why county codes and a county zone codes exist. I think the county codes are used for warnings and county zone codes are used for watches and advisories, but if each county has its own zone code, then why have a separate code for each county. Confusing.


br. At the moment, I probably should use the county code feed (OHC...) for each county. This will include both watches and warnings that cover the county.


br. May 29, 2015 Butler County, Kansas county code feed list:
http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwaatmget.php?x=KSC015&y=1

Saved HTML result from the Atom feed:

<a href="http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwaatmget.php?x=KSC015&amp;y=0">Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Butler (KSC015) Kansas Issued by the National Weather Service</a> - 2015-05-29T05:20:00-05:00

<a href="http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=KS1253A92110B0.FlashFloodWatch.1253A9309940KS.ICTFFAICT.4a3b81546f72a49eebb08dc624ac8edc">Flash Flood Watch issued May 29 at 5:20AM CDT until May 30 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS</a> - <small>2015-05-29T05:20:00-05:00</small><br />...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL KANSAS...CHASE AND MARION. IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...BUTLER... COWLEY...HARPER...HARVEY...KINGMAN...RENO...SEDGWICK AND

<a href="http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=KS1253A92083AC.FloodWarning.1253A92F4B44KS.ICTFLWICT.b10ffe4eace6aead01dd800c9d154020">Flood Warning issued May 29 at 1:59AM CDT by NWS</a> - <small>2015-05-29T01:59:00-05:00</small><br />THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 200 PM CDT FRIDAY * AT 157 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WHICH WILL




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