Real-time Data Access - Watches and Warnings

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Real-time Data Access - Watches and Warnings

In this exercise, you will list and display severe thunderstorm, tornado and winter storm watches and warnings, as well as blizzard warnings, snow advisories, and flood watches and warnings.

Display a map of the United States with all of todays watches, warnings and advisories plotted.

Type: WWDISP USA TIME=0 23:59

Sample output from WWDISP

Find a state that has a box plotted and list the reports for that state (in this case, Kentucky).

Type: WWLIST KY TIME=0 23:59

Replace KY with whatever state you would like listed. The list should look something like the following:

 WWLIST KY TIME=0 23:59                            
 Severe Thunderstorm warning valid until 27 May 2003  1900UTC                         
 for the following counties                                                           
 KY:CLAY                                                                              
                                                                                 
 Severe Thunderstorm warning valid until 27 May 2003  2300UTC                         
 for the following counties                                                           
 KY:FLOYD                    KY:PIKE                                                  
 WWLIST: done

Output the actual reports for the state.

Type: WWLIST KY TIME=0 23:59 OUT=RAW

This will output the actual textual report that was issued by the National Weather Service. The output may look like the following:

 WWLIST KY TIME=0 23:59 OUT=RAW   
    WUUS53 KJKL 271825                                              2003147 1825       
    SVRJKL                                                                             
    KYC051-271900-                                                                     
    BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED                                                
    SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING                                                        
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY                                                
    225 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2003                                                         
    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A                            
    * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...                                               
      CLAY COUNTY                                                                      
    * UNTIL 300 PM EDT                                                                 
    * AT 225 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR FELTY...              
      OR 9 MILES NORTH OF MANCHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.                          
    * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...                                          
      TEGES AROUND 230 PM EDT.                                                         
      ONEIDA AROUND 235 PM EDT.                                                        
      SPURLOCK AROUND 240 PM EDT.                                                      
      BRUTUS AROUND 245 PM EDT.                                                        
      JACKS CREEK AROUND 250 PM EDT.                                                   
    HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.                          
    IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER.                 
    REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.                 
    LAT...LON 3714 8356 3722 8383 3734 8378 3726 8353                                  
              3720 8352                                                                
    $$                                                                                 
    JARVIS                                                                             
    WUUS53 KJKL 272157                                              2003147 2157       
    SVRJKL                                                                             
    KYC071-195-272300-                                                                 
    BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED                                                
    SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING                                                        
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY                                                
    557 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2003                                                         
    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A                            
    * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...                                               
      FLOYD COUNTY.                                                                    
      PIKE COUNTY.                                                                     
    * UNTIL 700 PM EDT.                                                                
    * AT 557 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR                       
      ENDICOTT...OR  6 MILES EAST OF PRESTONSBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST                   
      AT 5 MPH.                                                                        
    * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...                                          
      ALVIN AROUND 605 PM EDT.                                                         
      ALLEN CITY AROUND 610 PM EDT.                                                    
      MCCOMBS AROUND 615 PM EDT.                                                       
      BAMMER AROUND 620 PM EDT.                                                        
      IVEL AROUND 625 PM EDT.                                                          
    HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.                       
    IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER.                 
    REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.                 
    LAT...LON 3779 8259 3772 8280 3746 8269 3755 8243                                  
    $$                                                                                 
    PELTON                                                                             
    WWLIST: done

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