{"workload_id":"weather_alerts","endpoint":"/v1/weather/alerts","live_url":"https://answerpool.io/v1/weather/alerts?area=CA","price_usd":0.0,"description":"Active NWS alerts by state or nationwide with counts by event type, severity and urgency plus a Severe/Extreme total. Replaces paging GeoJSON and tallying. Free.","note":"Static representative sample. Call live_url for current data (x402 USDC or prepaid credit key; free products need no payment).","sample":{"as_of":"2026-09-03T16:00:00Z","area":"CA","active_alerts":4,"by_event":[{"key":"Wind Advisory","count":3},{"key":"Heat Advisory","count":1}],"by_severity":[{"key":"Moderate","count":4}],"by_urgency":[{"key":"Expected","count":4}],"severe_or_extreme":0,"alerts":[{"event":"Wind Advisory","severity":"Moderate","urgency":"Expected","certainty":"Likely","area":"Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast","onset":"2026-09-03T11:00:00-07:00","ends":"2026-09-03T20:00:00-07:00","sender":"NWS Los Angeles CA"}],"note":"Counts are computed over the active-alert set at retrieval time. One weather system produces many alerts across zones, so counts measure alert volume, not storm count.","source":"NOAA National Weather Service (api.weather.gov)","refresh_after":"2026-09-17T11:30:00.000Z"}}