Severe Weather Alerts API Builder


The WxData™ Severe Weather Alerts API provides direct access to real-time active and historical U.S. severe weather alerts beginning January 2014. The API returns all provided severe weather alert type and associated elements or only those that meet your needs. For all format parameters Click Here.

Parameter Value Type Needed Description
version string Required 1.0
status string Required Switch to locate "active" or "expired" alerts
location string Required 1) City filter, also requires state (EG: Chicago, IL), 2) Two character state abbreviation (EG: IL), 3) State abbreviation and county code (EG: IA+C043), 4) State abbreviation and zone code (EG: IA+Z014), 5) Nationwide (EG: US), or 6) Latitude longitude point (EG: 40.7829N+73.9654W). Click for examples
date string Optional Start date range (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS) (2017-04-26T00:00:00)
enddate string Optional End date range (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS) (2017-06-26T00:00:00)
event string Optional Event type (leave blank for all events) Click for examples