Thunderstorm Outlooks

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma issues convective (thunderstorms) outlooks and discussions for significant weather impacts. Available through Placefile Nation are:

Day 1 Convective Outlook and Mesoscale Discussions:
https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/spcday1.php
https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/mcd.php
Sampled every 5 minutes

Day 1 Tornado, Hail, and Wind Probabilities
https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/tornado.php
https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/hail.php
https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/wind.php
Sampled every 5 minutes

Day 2 and Day 3 Convective Outlooks:
https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/spcday2.php
https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/spcday3.php
Sampled every 30 minutes

Watches and Warnings

Get realtime county watch, advisories, and alert data, color-coded to NWS standards. This includes empty-fill polygons and filled, county-based watches, warnings, and alerts. Get flood warnings and advisories along with Special Weather Statements with the Polygon placefile. Just need the severe and tornado watches, just use the severeWatch placefile.

https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/severeWatch.php
https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/nws_alerts.php
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https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/nws_polygons.php
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https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/nws_noshade_polygons.php
Sampled every 5 minutes

CoCoRaHS Data

Visually see the cocorahs rain and snow reports from across the US.

Atlantic Hurricane Tracks

Visually see forecast tracks of Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Tropical Storms and Hurricanes. Only visible near radar covered landmasses.

Near Real-Time Lightning

Plot total lightning data (intra-cloud and cloud-to-ground) near realtime:

20 to 60 minute combined lightning strikes
https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/60lightning.php
20 to 40 minute combined lightning strikes
https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/40lightning.php
20 minute lightning strikes
https://placefilenation.com/Placefiles/20lightning.php
Sampled every 4 minutes.

Crowd-sourced mPING Data

See what spotters and weather enthusiasts see and report! Icons are larger and more representative of mPING data. For example, hail reports are readable without having to hover over the icon. Numerical output is built right into the hail placefile.

Observations

Placefile Nation brings over 10,000 color-coded observation data to GR applications, making them easy-to-read. With our METAR observations, visually see the wind direction and speed, along with gusts, temperature, dew points, pressure and visibility. The center plot will depict the weather conditions reported.

Placefile Nation now brings additional color-coded observation data. The links below are individual placefiles for temp, dewpoint, visibility, wind gusts, and heat index.

Misc Plots

Plot the County Warning Areas, radar status, and TN Mile Markers.

Tennessee APRS

See the APRS stations specific to !TNWX hams across Middle Tennessee and stations in and around TN.