National Weather Service (NWS) Warnings for Home Assistant

Home Assistant Custom Component for National Weather Service Warnings

Installation

1. Place folder (nws_warnings) in custom_components folder

As of 2016.6 the updated manifest.json file is required for proper loading.

Configuration

1. Lookup Zone or County Code on NWS site https://www.weather.gov/lsx/

• Type in City and State and perform a lookup. Scroll down and pick "ZONE AREA FORCAST FOR XXXXXX COUNTY".
• ZoneID will be displayed in the URL

2. Add configuration to Home Assistant sensors.yaml or configuration as a sensor

### WEATHER SERVICE Sensors
  - platform: nws_warnings
    zone_id: 'XXXXXX'

Sensors Activated

NWS Warnings will show a total count of alerts present for your county / zone.

Current Monitors and Severitys

• Severe Thunderstorm Warning
• Tornado Watch
• Tornado Warning
• Winter Storm Warning

Example Template Sensors / Customizations

TBD

Example Automations

        ##########################################################
        ## Tornado Warning
        ##########################################################

- alias: Weather - Tornado Warning

  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.nws_tornado_warning
      from: "0"
      to: "1"

  action:
    - service: notify.mobile_app_USER1_iphone
      data:
       title: "Tornado Warning"
       message: "NWS -- {{ states.sensor.nws_warnings.attributes.tornado_warning_headline }}"
       data:
         push:
           sound:
             name: default
             critical: 1
             volume: 1.0