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This will allow several functions including a persistent pop-up notification on your HA front end, a notification to whichever notify service you use (I’m using Pushbullet in this example), and, if you use another custom component (https://community.home-assistant.io/t/echo-devices-alexa-as-media-player-testers-needed/58639), it will also trigger an announcement to all of your Echo devices. | |
You next need to find either your NWS Zone ID or County ID. It is better to use both ID's here. | |
You can find your Zone or County ID by going to https://alerts.weather.gov/, scroll down to your state and click on the “zone list” and/or "county list" then look for the entry for your county. | |
Once you have your desired ID you create a sensor, replacing my id (INZ009, INC033) with yours. The ID is case sensitive! | |
Then when you have your ID's, enter them into the configuration below. |