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Live weather alerts
Live weather alerts
Watches and warnings from the National Weather Service drawn over live rain radar, satellite clouds and lightning, with hurricane tracks from the National Hurricane Center.
The data
| Data sources | Alerts from the National Weather Service (api.weather.gov); radar, satellite and lightning from NOAA nowCOAST; storms from the National Hurricane Center and the Storm Prediction Center. |
|---|---|
| Update rate | Alerts and radar every 2 minutes, hurricane advisories every 5 minutes, lightning every 10 minutes. |
| Coverage | Alerts cover the United States and its territories; hurricane tracks cover the Atlantic and the eastern and central Pacific. |
| Limits | Not a replacement for official warnings: follow your local NWS office, Wireless Emergency Alerts and NOAA Weather Radio. Rain radar, lightning, storm reports, the severe storm outlook, river gauges and ocean buoys are Black Clearance layers. |
What you can do
- Tornado, severe thunderstorm, flood, winter and heat alerts
- Rain radar, satellite clouds and lightning on one timeline
- Storm reports and hurricane cones
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