Send National Weather Service (NWS) alerts to internal contacts at facilities within the affected area
Automated Facility Weather Alert: Setup
Integrations listen for events with specific conditions and perform an action when those conditions are met. These instructions will assist you in configuring an integration with a NWS Weather Alert event that sends and alert to the facilities in the affected area.
- Select Integrations from the drawer menu
- To create a new integration, click the blue + New button in the top right corner.
- Provide a name
- From the Event > Trigger field select one of the NWS Weather Alert - Nationwide triggers (see table below). Configure the conditions that must be met to send an weather alert.
- Select one or more Weather Phenomena
- Some weather phenomena have Damage Threat Thresholds. If the Configure Damage Threat Thresholds button is visible select threat levels to take action on.
- Select the Severity Levels to filter the events by.
- From Event > Action select the Facility Weather Alert. Configure the alert to be sent when the weather conditions in the Trigger are met.
- Message Customization - The subject and body of the alert can be customized based on the weather event by using placeholders. Please refer to the Placeholder Instructions on how to use them.
- Weather Alert Sender - This is the account used to send the weather alerts.
- Recipient Searches - These searches select recipients based on the filters configured. If you would like the alert to include recipients at the facilities affected by the weather event you must include a Facilities filter that uses the Impacted Facilities reference.
- Facility Search (Optional) - Use to filter facilities by type or other attributes
- Select Contacts (Optional) - These contacts will always get the alert.
- Select Groups (Optional) - The contacts in these groups will always get the alert.
The contacts and groups are useful when a group that oversees weather events, such as, a operations center need to be notified. It's also recommended for auditing weather alerting. - Mode - Only enable Live Mode once the weather integration has been tested and verified.
- Save the weather integration
Weather Alert Types
NWS Alert | Usage | Examples |
NWS Weather Alert - Nationwide (New) | This is the most common message type for NWS alerts. It represents the first issuance of a new warning, watch, advisory, or statement about a weather hazard or condition. |
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NWS Weather Alert - Nationwide (Update) | Used when modifying, extending, or providing additional information about a previously issued alert. The updated message replaces the original alert. |
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NWS Weather Alert - Nationwide (Cancel) | Used to completely cancel a previously issued alert, typically when the hazardous conditions have ended or when an alert was issued in error. |
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