`active_storms`

Pack: hurricanes · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/active_storms for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

List currently active tropical cyclones (tropical storms / hurricanes) from the US National Hurricane Center — name, classification, Saffir-Simpson category, position, max winds, pressure, movement, and links to official advisories/forecast cone. Filter by basin. Keyless. Returns an empty list in the off-season.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`basin`	string	no	Optional filter: “atlantic”, “eastern-pacific”, or “central-pacific”.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "basin": "atlantic"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hurricanes/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"active_storms","arguments":{"basin":"atlantic"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('active_storms', {
  "basin": "atlantic"
});

More examples

{
  "basin": "eastern-pacific"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the hurricanes pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hurricanes": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/hurricanes/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

active_storms