SASENOAA Interface Engine

NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory Data Sets

The following data sets are supported:

NX3TVS

NEXRAD level III tornado vortex signatures

NX3MESO

NEXRAD level III mesocyclone signatures

NX3MDA

NEXRAD level III digital mesocyclone detection algorithm

NX3HAIL

NEXRAD level III hail signatures

NX3STRUCTURE

NEXRAD level III storm cell structure information

PLSR

Preliminary local storm reports

WARN

Severe thunderstorm, tornado, flash flood, and special marine warnings

To display details about the available inventory for the NEXRAD level III data sets, enter the following URL in your browser:

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/swdiws/xml

The result is a list of available SWDI web service data sets, each with a description, begin date, end date, tile summary allowed (yes or no), and ID query allowed (yes or no). The web page at the following URL describes the column definitions and units for each NEXRAD III product and includes a discussion about accuracy:

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/swdiws/csv/nx3hail:inv

Last updated: June 19, 2025