US Weather Alerts Scraper (NWS)

US Weather Alerts Scraper (NWS) — a fast, reliable weather alerts scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This weather alerts scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured weather alerts data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Id (id) — e.g. "urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0f4b1740424efdcf6e4a732e8af825539...
• Event (event) — e.g. "Beach Hazards Statement"
• Severity (severity) — e.g. "Moderate"
• Urgency (urgency) — e.g. "Expected"
• Certainty (certainty) — e.g. "Likely"
• Status (status) — e.g. "Actual"
• Message Type (messageType) — e.g. "Update"
• Category (category) — e.g. "Met"
• Response (response) — e.g. "Avoid"
• Headline (headline) — e.g. "Beach Hazards Statement issued July 11 at 5:42AM PDT unt...
• Area Desc (areaDesc) — e.g. "San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal"
• Description (description) — e.g. "* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding due to high astronomical...
• Instruction (instruction) — e.g. "Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming cond...
• Sender Name (senderName) — e.g. "NWS San Diego CA"
• Sent (sent) — e.g. "2026-07-11T05:42:00-07:00"

Input

Field	Type	Description
areas	array	List of 2-letter US state or marine/territory codes to fetch active alerts for (e.g. CA, TX, FL, PR). Leave...
severity	string	Optional server-side filter: only return alerts of this severity. Choose 'Any' to return all severities.
event	string	Optional client-side filter: keep only alerts whose event name contains this text (case-insensitive), e.g. ...
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of alert records to return per area/task.

Example output

{
  "type": "alert",
  "id": "urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0f4b1740424efdcf6e4a732e8af8255399d82c7d.001.1",
  "event": "Beach Hazards Statement",
  "severity": "Moderate",
  "urgency": "Expected",
  "certainty": "Likely",
  "status": "Actual",
  "messageType": "Update",
  "category": "Met",
  "response": "Avoid",
  "headline": "Beach Hazards Statement issued July 11 at 5:42AM PDT until July 14 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA",
  "areaDesc": "San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal",
  "description": "* WHAT...Minor coastal flooding due to high astronomical tides.",
  "instruction": "Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.",
  "senderName": "NWS San Diego CA",
  "sent": "2026-07-11T05:42:00-07:00",
  "effective": "2026-07-11T05:42:00-07:00",
  "onset": "2026-07-12T11:00:00-07:00",
  "expires": "2026-07-11T17:00:00-07:00",
  "ends": "2026-07-14T23:00:00-07:00",
  "area": "CA",
  "url": "https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0f4b1740424efdcf6e4a732e8af8255399d82c7d.001.1",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-11T16:10:41Z"
}

Use cases

• Automate research and data collection
• Feed dashboards, sheets, and databases
• Enrich records in your CRM or app
• Monitor changes on a schedule

Run it as a monitor (alerts on new weather alerts)

Schedule this weather alerts scraper to run automatically — hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule — with the built-in Apify Scheduler, and have results pushed to you by webhook, email, Slack, or your own app the moment they're ready. It's the easiest way to monitor weather alerts for changes over time and get alerted the instant something new appears — no manual runs. Because pricing is per result, a scheduled monitor only ever charges you for the data each run actually returns.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0004 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This weather alerts scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the weather alerts scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every weather alerts result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.