GET /v1/alerts/tornado

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Active NWS alerts filtered to tornado hazards for any US point, with model-based risk context. Same shape as /v1/alerts/severe with the hazard class fixed to tornado.

Parameters

Example

curl "https://x402-factory.com/v1/alerts/tornado?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.074"

Phoenix — pairs with the captured AZ alert set.

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "active": [],
    "model_risk": []
  },
  "meta": {
    "endpoint": "/v1/alerts/tornado",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "generated_at": "2026-09-13T09:52:16.393Z",
    "freshness": "realtime",
    "sources": [
      "NWS",
      "stub-model"
    ],
    "request_id": "req_00000000",
    "docs": "https://x402-factory.com/docs/weather.alerts.tornado",
    "data_mode": "live"
  }
}

Response schema (data payload)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "active": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "event": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "severity": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "headline": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "onset": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "expires": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "source": {
            "type": "string",
            "const": "NWS"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "event",
          "severity",
          "headline",
          "onset",
          "expires",
          "source"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    },
    "model_risk": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "hazard": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "window_start": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "window_end": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "probability": {
            "type": "number",
            "minimum": 0,
            "maximum": 1
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "hazard",
          "window_start",
          "window_end",
          "probability"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "active",
    "model_risk"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

The platform wraps every payload in an envelope: { "data": …, "meta": { endpoint, version, generated_at, freshness, sources, request_id, docs, data_mode } }.

Payment (x402)

Unpaid requests receive 402 with payment requirements (accepts). Pay $0.01 in USDC on Base per call via an X-PAYMENT header — see docs.x402.org. With PAYMENT_MODE=disabled (local dev) the endpoint is open.

Errors