[arm-allstar] Weather Alerts - reducing the alert noise

[Christopher Kovacs]

There is a file that is used to trigger the various NWS alerts.  This file
is currently found in */usr/local/bin/Weather* and is called
*wx_normal_alerts.txt*.  You can modify this file to look for specific
weather alert products. Basically, when an alert is parsed from the NWS, it
flags any matches that exists in this file.

In this release it's very broad, however, you can customize it for specific
alerts.  Here is a list of alerts that you can use:

BLIZZARD WARNING
BLIZZARD WATCH
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY
CIVIL DANGER WARNING
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
DENSE FOG ADVISORY
EVACUATION IMMEDIATE
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH
FIRE WARNING
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
FLOOD WARNING
FLOOD WATCH
FREEZE WARNING
FREEZE WATCH
FREEZING DRIZZLE ADVISORY
FREEZING FOG ADVISORY
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY
FROST ADVISORY
HEAT ADVISORY
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING
HEAVY SLEET WARNING
HEAVY SNOW WARNING
HIGH SURF ADVISORY
HIGH WIND WARNING
HIGH WIND WATCH
ICE STORM WARNING
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WARNING
OUTAGE
RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD WARNING
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
SLEET ADVISORY
SNOW ADVISORY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY
STORM WARNING
TORNADO WARNING
TORNADO WATCH
VOLCANO WARNING
WIND ADVISORY
WIND CHILL ADVISORY
WIND CHILL WARNING
WIND CHILL WATCH
WINTER STORM WARNING
WINTER STORM WATCH

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY


For a complete list, look at:


    /usr/local/bin/Weather/wx_alert_product.txt.


Here is an example of my *wx_normal_alerts.txt* file which excludes all of
the advisories.

BLIZZARD WARNING
EVACUATION IMMEDIATE
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
FLOOD WARNING
FLOOD WATCH
FREEZE WARNING
HEAVY SLEET WARNING
HEAVY SNOW WARNING
HIGH WIND WARNING
ICE STORM WARNING
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WARNING
RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD WARNING
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
STORM WARNING
TORNADO WARNING
TORNADO WATCH
VOLCANO WARNING
WIND CHILL WARNING
WIND CHILL WATCH
WINTER STORM WARNING


Let me know if you have any questions.

73, Chris,

w0anm (29061,20962)
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