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    • ivoI
      ivo Administrator
      last edited by ivo

      Windy started to display the so called CAP Alerts as a new layer "Weather warnings".

      Unfortunately it covers only some areas like Europe, US, Russie etc

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      A lot of backend work was done by @kekert, a long time Windy friend and now our team member.

      All your suggestions will be considered in this thread, or you can use the already running discussion: https://community.windy.com/topic/7086/weather-warnings-new-layer

      Enjoy!

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      • TheRadarGuyT
        TheRadarGuy Moderator
        last edited by

        I really like this feature. I guess the only complaint I would have is that it doesn't update the alerts very frequently. (As shown by the screenshot I took just now) But other than that I love it. I understand this feature is still new so I know there is still lots of room for improvement. Just thought you should be aware.

        0_1541532989273_Screenshot_2018-11-06 Windy as forecasted.png

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          ToonEugen6812 | Premium
          last edited by

          That's...
          A dream come true for me!
          At least it's actually accurate, but there are a few non-accurate stuff. For like, Today in Hungary (for example), it shows the wrong region where the warning should be (should've been the Northern Great Plain instead of Central Hungary).
          (I don't live in Hungary btw, I was just saying an example).
          For real though, thank you so much for making this dream I had come true! :D

          epic Eugen

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            Pumabär1a
            last edited by

            Good information directly on the screen that shows you that weather can change fast and you need not search in any menue! It's well done and I like it!

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            • AERO56A
              AERO56
              last edited by

              bravo très belle initiative qui pourrait sauver des vies et des biens JPS

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              • marcopolo2M
                marcopolo2
                last edited by

                merci beaucoup je devais prendre la mer

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                • bosley7B
                  bosley7
                  last edited by

                  I do a lot of work with Prescribed and Wildland fire. Would it be possible to tap into the NWS red and yellow flag warning system? Love the site and use it all the time for work.

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                    KieranOc @ivo
                    last edited by

                    @ivo I think the weather warnings are a very good addition, anything that keeps us updated about what is happening now can only be good, and as or if it continues then I'm sure it will be greatly improved. Keep up the good work.

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                    • BCosmeB
                      BCosme @ivo | Premium
                      last edited by

                      @ivo Very nice app, very useful. weather warnings is a great addition.

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                      • Tomber42T
                        Tomber42 Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Seems that this layer has problems with german warnings, example

                        warnings by windy layer:
                        0_1545234028332_2018-12-19 16_35_12-Meine Abwesenheiten - MyPortal - Internet Explorer.png

                        and here the warnings by german weather service for the same area
                        0_1545234079571_2018-12-19 16_37_39-Wetter und Klima - Deutscher Wetterdienst - Gemeindewarnungen aktuell.png

                        Greetings from Tomber

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                          fabiomanzetti | Premium
                          last edited by

                          Thank you! I believe it is an interesting feature.

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                          • weatherfanW
                            weatherfan
                            last edited by

                            I am not crazy about this feature. Some warnings it does not show. Today when one of the tornado warnings had just gone into effect in Florida, the warnings layer did not show it. Plus I already know that when warnings expire, they don't disappear for some time after expiration. This is why I won't use that layer. I will stick to the Weather Service Enhanced Digital Database or other sites for real time watches and warnings.

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                            • kekertK
                              kekert Global Moderator @Tomber42
                              last edited by

                              @tomber42 these warnings are of minor severity. we are not showing those in Windy. Check https://www.dwd.de/DWD/warnungen/cap-feed/de/2.49.0.1.276.0.DWD.PVW.1545364440000.260d9396-db21-42e4-ad71-44169e7e6e4b.DEU.xml for example

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                              • kekertK
                                kekert Global Moderator @weatherfan
                                last edited by

                                @weatherfan we are not showing minor severity alerts by default. we had an issue with wrong expiration of US warnings, but that should be fixed now. could you please provide exact example at the time when you see some discrepancy? The layer is experimental, help us to improve it!

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                                • NrbelexN
                                  Nrbelex Photographer @kekert | Premium
                                  last edited by

                                  @kekert Just wanted to point you toward a specific instance where CAP Alerts aren't updating properly in the US, leading to misleading situation on the map: https://community.windy.com/topic/7784/missing-cap-alerts

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                                  • NrbelexN
                                    Nrbelex Photographer @kekert | Premium
                                    last edited by

                                    @kekert Also, here's an instance where the "type of danger" is incorrectly displayed:

                                    Capture.PNG

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