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Alert Types

Alert Types

A large number of alerts can be displayed on our alert overlay imagery, each with their own color on the map. Below is the full listing of potential alerts that can be displayed along with their corresponding color. There are different color tables for alerts in US/Canada and Europe/Global.

911 Telephone Outage
Codes: TOE
Color: #c0c0c0
Administrative Message
Codes: ADR
Color: #ffffff
Air Quality Alert
Codes: AQA, AQ.S
Color: #808080
Air Stagnation Advisory
Codes: AS.Y
Color: #808080
Arctic Outflow Warning
Codes: AR.W
Color: #6d97e0
Ashfall Advisory
Codes: AF.Y, MH.Y
Color: #a9a9a9
Ashfall Warning
Codes: AF.W
Color: #a9a9a9
Avalanche Warning
Codes: AVW
Color: #1e90ff
Avalanche Watch
Codes: AVA
Color: #f4a460
Avalanche Advisory
Codes: AV.Y
Color: #cd853f
Beach Hazard Statement
Codes: BH.S
Color: #40e0d0
Blizzard Warning
Codes: BZ.W
Color: #ff4500
Blowing Dust Advisory
Codes: DU.Y
Color: #bdb76b
Blowing Snow Advisory
Codes: BS.Y
Color: #add8e6
Brisk Wind Advisory
Codes: BW.Y
Color: #d8bfd8
Child Abduction Emergency
Codes: CAE
Color: #ffd700
Civil Danger Warning
Codes: CDW
Color: #ffb6c1
Civil Emergency Message
Codes: CEM
Color: #ffb6c1
Coastal Flood Advisory
Codes: CF.Y
Color: #7cfc00
Coastal Flood Statement
Codes: CF.S
Color: #6b8e23
Coastal Flood Warning
Codes: CF.W
Color: #228b22
Coastal Flood Watch
Codes: CF.A
Color: #66cdaa
Dense Fog Advisory
Codes: FG.Y, MF.Y, FO.Y
Color: #708090
Dense Smoke Advisory
Codes: SM.Y, MS.Y
Color: #f0e68c
Dust Advisory
Codes: DS.Y
Color: #bdb76b
Dust Storm Warning
Codes: DS.W
Color: #ffe4c4
Earthquake Warning
Codes: EQW
Color: #8b4513
Evacuation - Immediate
Codes: EVI
Color: #7fff00
Excessive Heat Warning
Codes: EH.W
Color: #c71585
Excessive Heat Watch
Codes: EH.A
Color: #800000
Extreme Cold Warning
Codes: EC.W
Color: #0000ff
Extreme Cold Watch
Codes: EC.A
Color: #0000ff
Extreme Fire Danger
Codes: RFD
Color: #e9967a
Extreme Wind Warning
Codes: EW.W
Color: #ff8c00
Fire Warning
Codes: FRW
Color: #a0522d
Fire Weather Watch
Codes: FW.A
Color: #ffdead
Flash Flood Statement
Codes: FF.S, FFS
Color: #8b0000
Flash Flood Warning
Codes: FF.W, FFW
Color: #8b0000
Flash Flood Watch
Codes: FF.A, FFA
Color: #2e8b57
Flash Freeze Warning
Codes: FE.W
Color: #af00b1
Flood Advisory
Codes: FA.Y
Color: #00ff7f
Flood Advisory
Codes: FL.Y
Color: #00ff7f
Flood Statement
Codes: FL.S
Color: #00ff00
Flood Warning
Codes: FL.W, FA.W
Color: #00ff00
Flood Watch
Codes: FL.A, FA.A
Color: #2e8b57
Freeze Warning
Codes: FZ.W
Color: #483d8b
Freeze Watch
Codes: FZ.A
Color: #00ffff
Freezing Drizzle Advisory
Codes: ZL.Y
Color: #6a5acd
Freezing Fog Advisory
Codes: ZF.Y
Color: #008080
Freezing Rain Warning
Codes: ZR.W
Color: #8b008b
Freezing Spray Advisory
Codes: ZY.Y
Color: #00bfff
Frost Advisory
Codes: FR.Y
Color: #6495ed
Gale Warning
Codes: GL.W
Color: #dda0dd
Gale Watch
Codes: GL.A
Color: #ffc0cb
Hard Freeze Warning
Codes: HZ.W
Color: #9400d3
Hard Freeze Watch
Codes: HZ.A
Color: #4169e1
Hazardous Materials Warning
Codes: HMW
Color: #4b0082
Hazardous Seas Warning
Codes: SE.W
Color: #d8bfd8
Hazardous Seas Watch
Codes: SE.A
Color: #483d8b
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Codes: HWO
Color: #eee8aa
Heat Advisory
Codes: HT.Y
Color: #ff7f50
Heat Warning
Codes: HT.W
Color: #ff4811
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning
Codes: UP.W
Color: #00bfff
Heavy Freezing Spray Watch
Codes: UP.A
Color: #bc8f8f
High Surf Advisory
Codes: SU.Y
Color: #ba55d3
High Surf Warning
Codes: SU.W
Color: #228b22
High Wind Warning
Codes: HW.W
Color: #daa520
High Wind Watch
Codes: HW.A
Color: #b8860b
Hurricane Force Wind Warning
Codes: HF.W
Color: #cd5c5c
Hurricane Force Wind Watch
Codes: HF.A
Color: #9932cc
Hurricane Local Statement
Codes: HU.S
Color: #ffe4b5
Hurricane Warning
Codes: HU.W
Color: #dc143c
Hurricane Watch
Codes: HU.A
Color: #ff00ff
Ice Storm Warning
Codes: IS.W
Color: #8b008b
Lake Effect Snow Warning
Codes: LE.W
Color: #008b8b
Lake Wind Advisory
Codes: LW.Y
Color: #d2b48c
Lakeshore Flood Advisory
Codes: LS.Y
Color: #7cfc00
Lakeshore Flood Statement
Codes: LS.S
Color: #6b8e23
Lakeshore Flood Warning
Codes: LS.W
Color: #228b22
Lakeshore Flood Watch
Codes: LS.A
Color: #66cdaa
Law Enforcement Warning
Codes: LEW
Color: #c0c0c0
Local Area Emergency
Codes: LAE
Color: #c0c0c0
Low Water Advisory
Codes: LO.Y
Color: #a52a2a
Marine Weather Statement
Codes: MA.S
Color: #ffdab9
Marine Weather Statement
Codes: MWS
Color: #ffdab9
Nuclear Power Plant Warning
Codes: NUW
Color: #4b0082
Radiological Hazard Warning
Codes: RHW
Color: #4b0082
Rainfall Warning
Codes: RA.W
Color: #47ff81
Red Flag Warning
Codes: FW.W, RFW
Color: #ff1493
Rip Current Statement
Codes: RP.S
Color: #40e0d0
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Codes: SV.W
Color: #ffa500
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Codes: SV.A
Color: #db7093
Severe Weather Statement
Codes: SV.S, TO.S
Color: #00ffff
Shelter In Place Warning
Codes: SPW
Color: #fa8072
Short Term Forecast
Codes: NOW
Color: #98fb98
Small Craft Advisory
Codes: SC.Y
Color: #d8bfd8
Small Craft Advisory For Hazadous Seas
Codes: SW.Y
Color: #d8bfd8
Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar
Codes: RB.Y
Color: #d8bfd8
Small Craft Advisory for Winds
Codes: SI.Y
Color: #d8bfd8
Smog Warning
Codes: SO.W
Color: #f0e68c
Snow Squall Warning
Codes: SQ.W
Color: #cc0084
Snow Squall Watch
Codes: SQ.A
Color: #df2600
Squall Warning
Codes: QU.W
Color: #ffd863
Squall Watch
Codes: QU.A
Color: #ffa500
Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory
Codes: SB.Y
Color: #b0e0e6
Snowfall Warning
Codes: SN.W
Color: #28eef0
Special Marine Warning
Codes: MA.W
Color: #ffa500
Special Weather Advisory
Codes: SP.Y
Color: #ffe4b5
Special Weather Statement
Codes: SPS, SP.S, HY.Y
Color: #ffe4b5
Storm Surge Warning
Codes: SG.W, SS.W
Color: #b524f7
Storm Surge Watch
Codes: SS.A
Color: #db7ff7
Storm Warning
Codes: SR.W
Color: #9400d3
Storm Watch
Codes: SR.A
Color: #ffe4b5
Tornado Warning
Codes: TO.W
Color: #ff0000
Tornado Watch
Codes: TO.A
Color: #ffff00
Tropical Cyclone Statement
Codes: TC.S
Color: #ffe4b5
Tropical Storm Local Statement
Codes: TR.S
Color: #ffe4b5
Tropical Storm Warning
Codes: TR.W
Color: #b22222
Tropical Storm Watch
Codes: TR.A
Color: #f08080
Tsunami Advisory
Codes: TS.Y
Color: #d2691e
Tsunami Warning
Codes: TS.W
Color: #fd6347
Tsunami Watch
Codes: TS.A
Color: #ff00ff
Typhoon Local Statement
Codes: TY.S
Color: #ffe4b5
Typhoon Warning
Codes: TY.W
Color: #dc143c
Typhoon Watch
Codes: TY.A
Color: #ff00ff
Volcano Warning
Codes: VOW
Color: #696969
Weather Advisory
Codes: WX.Y
Color: #e8e172
Weather Warning
Codes: WX.W
Color: #ffc838
Wind Advisory
Codes: WI.Y
Color: #d2b48c
Wind Chill Advisory
Codes: WC.Y
Color: #afeeee
Wind Chill Warning
Codes: WC.W
Color: #b0c4de
Wind Chill Watch
Codes: WC.A
Color: #5f9ea0
Wind Warning
Codes: WI.W
Color: #f3aa00
Winter Storm Warning
Codes: WS.W
Color: #ff69b4
Winter Storm Watch
Codes: WS.A, LE.A, BZ.A
Color: #4682b4
Winter Weather Advisory
Codes: WW.Y, LE.Y, ZR.Y
Color: #7b68ee
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