• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

09/03/2018 - Tropical Storm Gordon

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Good day all,

This is my chase / observation log for tropical storm Gordon as is passed over the South Florida area. Details are below...

Summary: This area shows pictures taken from observations of tropical storm Gordon on the South Florida east coast in early September 2018. The tropical storm passed south of the area, crossing the northern Florida Keys and south Florida with the right side of the storm causing heavy rains and sustained winds of about 45 MPH on September 3. The storm continued west into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, eventually coming ashore a day later as a strong tropical storm / minimal hurricane on September 4 near the Alabama / Mississippi coastal areas. The section here is for observations on the SE coast of southern Florida - Particularly near Dania Beach in Broward County, Florida.

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This is a chase map for tropical storm Gordon, mainly for September 3, 2018. The storm path (based on the National Hurricane Center) is shown originating to the southeast of southern Florida through the landfall point near and just west of the Alabama / Mississippi border on the northern Gulf coast. The box indicates the area where most of the observtions were done. The blue line is the chase path (terminating with a red "X" near Ocala as I opted out of continuing towards a second intercept in the northern Gulf coast, and turned around on September 4.

Video of tropical storm Gordon is below...


Pictures are below...

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Above: Heavy rains during the early morning of September 3, 2018 as feeder bands (rain squalls with tropical storm forced winds) move into South Florida. This is looking southward on I-95 near Fort Lauderdale.

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Above: Picture of my chase vehicle in the storm at Dania Beach. Picture taken by Derek Sibley.

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Above: Strong winds gusting 40 to 50 MPH affecting Dania Beach, Florida on September 3.

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Above: Meeting up with meteorologist Derek Sibley (and his mother riding along) in Dania Beach, Florida during the morning of September 3.

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Above: View of large waves breaking on the north side of the Dania fishing pier.

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Above: Myself standing in strong winds and rain at the Dania Beach fishing pier.
 
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