Weather notifications are available from our Weather Message Server by way of the ntfy App. Notifications are available for the entire FWD County Warning Area (CWA) or geographic areas that are based on the Council of Government (COG) Regions. The COG areas are for those who are not interested in receiving every notification in the entire CWA.
You can use either the ntfy app or a web browser to receive notifications. The app is available from both the Apple Store and the Google Play Store. Both the app and web browser versions are configured by subscribing to a topic. Note: Topic names are case sensitive
If you were redirected to this page from the ntfy.wx5fwd.net service, you may have attempted to subscribe to an unknown topic or URL. Continue reading and subscribe to one or more of the listed topics below.
What notifications will you be receiving?
- Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) – is a product from the local NWS office, for the media and emergency management. This product contains Key Messages regarding the weather for both the short- and long-term period (today and the next 5-7 days).
- Hazardous Weather Outlook – a weather statement issued to provide information of potential severe weather events within the next seven days. (Note, this product is being phased out, in lieu of the new AFD Key Messages.)
- Special Weather Statements – issued for hazards that have not yet reached warning or advisory status or that do not have a specific code of their own. Commonly used when radar indicates a strong thunderstorm is producing small hail or high winds whose strength does not reach the criteria to be designated a severe thunderstorm.
- Severe Weather Warnings – includes warnings issued for Flash Flooding, Severe Thunderstorms, and Tornado Warnings.
- Winter Weather Notifications – includes watches, warnings, and advisories issued for Blizzards, Blowing Snow, Freezing Rain, Heavy Snow, Ice Storms, Lake Effect Snow, Lake Effect Blowing Snow, Sleet, Snow, Snow and Blowing Snow, Wind Chill, Winter Storm, and Winter Weather.
WX5FWD SKYWARN® Team Weather Message Server Topic Names
ntfy Server Name: https://ntfy.wx5fwd.net
| ntfy Topic Names | Notification Area | Counties |
|---|---|---|
| WxMesg_FWD | Entire CWA | All |
| WxMesg_ATCOG | Ark Tex COG | Delta, Hopkins, Lamar |
| WxMesg_BVCOG | Brazos Valley COG | Leon, Robertson |
| WxMesg_CTCOG | Central Texas COG | Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam, Mills |
| WxMesg_ETCOG | East Texas COG | Anderson, Henderson, Rains, Van Zandt |
| WxMesg_HOTCOG | Heart of Texas COG | Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone, McLennan |
| WxMesg_NCTCOG | North Central Texas COG | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Wise |
| WxMesg_NORTEX | Nortex Regional Planning Commission | Jack, Montague, Young |
| WxMesg_TCOG | Texoma COG | Cooke, Fannin, Grayson |
| WxMesg_WCTCOG | West Central Texas COG | Comanche, Eastland, Stephens |
Get the ntfy app here if you don’t already have it.
- Go to the app store of your phone’s flavor,
- Search for and download ntfy to your device.
Current Subscribers - To change your app to the new ntfy server and topic.
- Open your ntfy app,
- Click on the topic named "KD5KNR_WxMesg_DFW",
- Click on the circle in the upper right corner of the screen and then select the "Unsubscribe" item,
- Confirm your intention to unsubscribe by clicking on
, - Follow the steps below (Configuring the ntfy app).
Configuring the ntfy app
- Open your ntfy app,
- Click the
icon in the bottom right corner of the app, - In the General Section, change the default server to https://ntfy.wx5fwd.net,
- Click "Save" and then return to the
screen. - Click on the "+" symbol in the upper right corner,
- Enter the ntfy case sensitive topic name found in the table above, that suits your area of interest (e.g., WXMesg_NCTCOG),
- Enable the
for "Use another server," - Enter https://ntfy.wx5fwd.net for the Service URL and press
.
I run iOS and my screen is not refreshing, what now?
Be aware there is a known issue with the iOS app where the Notification Screen may not show the correct count of alerts, or tell you there are no alerts. The author is unfamiliar with how to program the screen refresh on iOS. You can try pulling down the screen to see if the screen refreshes. It may or may not.
NTFY Recommended iOS Notification Setting
If you are running iOS, here is a recommendation for ntfy notifications.
- Phone Settings > Notifications > NTFY,
- Banner Style: Temporary,
- Notification Grouping: Off.
Subscribing to a ntfy Topic using a web browser
- Open the browser of your choice and proceed to ntfy.wx5fwd.net,
- Click on "Subscribe to topic,"
- Enter the ntfy case sensitive topic name found in the table above, that suits your area of interest, and then press
. - To quickly subscribe to a topic using your web browser, simply click on one of the links below:
WxMesg_FWD
WxMesg_ATCOG
WxMesg_BVCOG
WxMesg_CTCOG
WxMesg_ETCOG
WxMesg_HOTCOG
WxMesg_NCTCOG
WxMesg_NORTEX
WxMesg_TCOG
WxMesg_WCTCOG
SMS text messages and email are not supported.
Due to the cost and delivery issues, we do not offer these notifications over SMS text messaging or email. Only the ntfy application is supported. If you qualify, similar alert messaging for weather products may be available from inws.ncep.noaa.gov. Also refer to www.weather.gov/enterprise/sw-alerts-text-1b. Click on NWS Weather Forecast Office Product Listing for a complete list of their products.
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