• 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.

1,000 mph Winds-What Can They Do Here?

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Here's an interesting question for my fellow weather geeks. 8)

The two windiest planets in the solar system are Neptune and Saturn, respectively. Saturn's winds top out at 1,000 mph. Neptune's winds have been clocked at 1,250 mph. Neptune used to have a storm called the Great Dark Spot. When the Voyager probe passed Neptune, it found winds in the spot blew at 1,500 mph!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

So, here's my question.

What would winds like that do on Earth? An F5 twister, at its most violent, is a mere breeze compared to these supersonic winds.

What kind of damage are we talking about? How would erosion be affected?

Discuss.

8)
 
I really don't want to think about it. :shock: :shock: Every man made structure on this planet would be obliterated by winds equivalent to F19 if it went that high! :shock: Actually, I think everything would be gone by 600-700mph which I believe is A-bomb shockwave speed. :shock:

F0-F5: 39-315mph (light to incredible damage) everything more is hypothetical....on earth that is...

F6-F10: 316-6??mph (beyond incredible to astronomical)

F11-F15: 6??-9??mph ( Daaaaaammn! Now we're getting windy!)"understated"

F16-F20: 9??-12??mph (HOLY S**T!) "also understated"
 
It'd probably throw debris all the way into the ground, rather than leaving half of the object — let's say a 2x4 — sticking out of the ground. I suppose it could make some kind of tremor when it does that. Trigger something on a fault, perhaps? In addition, just the force of the wind would probably clear lakes of water — just by blasting them. .. . ANd I'm trying to think of some kind of point along the lines of wind this strong generating heat from so much friction with the ground, but it's probably scientifically implausible (have we any physicists?).
 
Originally posted by Saul Trabal
Here's an interesting question for my fellow weather geeks. 8)

What kind of damage are we talking about? How would erosion be affected?


I don't think anything more than scoured bedrock would remain.

-Greg
 
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