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Set up severe weather alerts around a geofence

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Date Published
Author
Kyle Calica
Word Count
570
Company Posts That Month
11
Language
English
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Summary

Tomorrow.io and Postman are hosting the Harness the Weather Hackathon with a top prize of US$1,000, and this blog post is part of a series intended to inspire participants with creative ideas. The focus of this post is on utilizing Tomorrow.io's advanced alerting system, which allows users to subscribe to weather advisories and specific locations with ease. The tutorial guides users through setting up alerts for winter weather hazards, demonstrating how company staff in Boston can be notified via Slack. The process involves obtaining an API key, building alert parameters, and linking these alerts to predefined locations. Users are shown how to configure a webhook URL to listen to and distribute notifications through channels like Twilio for text alerts or Slack for office notifications. Participants are encouraged to experiment with these tools and create innovative projects for the hackathon, with the opportunity to win significant prizes when winners are announced at ClimaCon.

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