2026 04 03
• April 3, 2026
🚨 NWSAlerts Beta 1.5.1 is live!
Two big new map layers drop today:
🔥 NASA FIRMS Active Fires — Satellite-detected fire hotspots via VIIRS, sized and colored by Fire Radiative Power. Nominal + High confidence only. Refreshes every 30 min.
🌀 NHC Tropical Tracks — Active Atlantic & Eastern Pacific storm tracks straight from the National Hurricane Center. Past track, forecast cone, intensity category — all on the map.
Plus:
⛈️ SPC outlooks now grouped under a clean dropdown
🌧️ ERO Days 1–5 grouped the same way
🌪️ Storm reports upgraded to IEM GeoJSON — now includes funnel clouds, waterspouts, and flash floods, plus a Spotters Only filter
🎨 Redesigned alert detail panel