Operational transparency

Sources and collection status

The live alert source is the National Weather Service API. Failed checks never turn existing alerts into ended alerts.

NWS feedSource freshLast successful check:

Primary data source

Provider
NOAA National Weather Service
Endpoint
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active
Schedule
Every 5 minutes
Freshness states
Fresh through 10 minutes, delayed through 30 minutes, then unavailable

Recent automated checks

Collection history

CompletedResultPublished messagesFiltered diagnosticsHTTP/status
Success4551200
Success4551200
Success4531200
Success4521200
Success4601200
Success4541200
Success4541200
Success4541200
Success4551200
Success4551200
Success4551200
Success4551200
Success4551200
Success4551200
Success4551200
Success4551200
Success4561200
Success4561200
Success4561200
Success4571200

Diagnostic messages

Only CAP messages with status Actual, scope Public, and message type Alert, Update, or Cancel enter public lifecycles. Test, Exercise, System, and Draft records are counted for diagnostics but are not published.

Full lifecycle rules