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Plot intra-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning strikes updated every 4 minutes. Kygo - Firestone (Lyrics) ft. Conrad Sewell

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See what spotters and weather enthusiasts are reporting — sampled every 4 minutes. As of April 2024, the track has surpassed

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Plot convective outlooks and discussions for significant weather impacts. As of April 2024

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Welcome to PlacefileNation

PlacefileNation was created and is maintained by a team of seasoned meteorologists and weather enthusiasts to provide weather data placefiles for GRLevelX, GR2, GR3, WSV3, and Supercell Wx applications across the United States.

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Kygo - Firestone (lyrics) - Ft. Conrad Sewell

As of April 2024, the track has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify and hundreds of millions of views on YouTube. 🎥 Music Video Details

Firestone - song and lyrics by Kygo, Conrad Sewell - Spotify

The music video follows a young man's surreal chase after a woman (played by America's Next Top Model contestant Rachel Echelberger) through a series of "magic doors" that transport them across various locations, including: A lush forest A sun-drenched house party in Los Angeles The dry LA riverbed A city rooftop where they finally unite 🎵 Lyric Highlights

The lyrics use "firestone" as a metaphor for a rare, powerful bond between two individuals that ignites passion and "lights up the world" when they come together.

As of April 2024, the track has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify and hundreds of millions of views on YouTube. 🎥 Music Video Details

Firestone - song and lyrics by Kygo, Conrad Sewell - Spotify

The music video follows a young man's surreal chase after a woman (played by America's Next Top Model contestant Rachel Echelberger) through a series of "magic doors" that transport them across various locations, including: A lush forest A sun-drenched house party in Los Angeles The dry LA riverbed A city rooftop where they finally unite 🎵 Lyric Highlights

The lyrics use "firestone" as a metaphor for a rare, powerful bond between two individuals that ignites passion and "lights up the world" when they come together.

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NWPS River Gauges

National Water Prediction Service (formerly AHPS) river gauge data. Filter to action stage or higher.

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Misc NWS Plots

CWA boundaries, radar site status, and NOAA Weather Radio transmitter locations.

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Earthquake Activity

USGS earthquake data plotted in near real-time by hour and day.

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Atlantic & Eastern Pacific Hurricane Tracks

NHC forecast tracks for tropical storms and hurricanes. Only visible near radar-covered landmasses.

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Enhanced Radar Analysis

PlacefileNation Color Curves

Download and replace your color table settings for a more refined radar analysis experience.

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Base Reflectivity (BR/Z)

Enhanced reflectivity palette for improved storm structure analysis.

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Base Velocity (BV/V)

Velocity color curve tuned for rotation and wind shear detection.

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Storm-Relative Velocity (SRV/SRM)

SRM palette optimized for mesocyclone and tornado vortex signature analysis.

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Disclaimer

PlacefileNation is a conceptual method to provide weather data for GR2, GR3, GRLevelX, WSV3, and Supercell Wx applications. PlacefileNation is in no way affiliated or associated with the National Weather Service. No warranties of this system or data quality assurances are implied. There is no guarantee that the placefiles will always be available or that the data displayed will always be up-to-date and/or correct. These placefiles are in continual development and thus are subject to change at any time.