• 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.

10/13/06 NOW: Buffalo, NY

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As of early this morning, Buffalo, NY has seen its earliest lake effect snow storm on record. Snowfall amounts are also crushing previous records. 1-2 FEET has fallen across the Buffalo Metro Area and there are over 250,000 customers without power. The foliage has been VERY slow to change this year and most leaves are still on the trees. Tree limbs and power lines have been falling in many locations. Wind speeds of 30+ MPH will be common today so more damage is expected.

PS: The NYS Thruway and all secondary roadways are closed in much of Western New York.

This is a wild weather situation for so early in the season. I wonder if there will be really neat photo opportunities with the snow and colorful leaves still on the trees? If anyone has pics, please post.
 
To perhaps put the severity of the damage in perspective, this statement comes off of this evenings AFD from Buffalo:

"18 OF 21 WEATHER SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE WITHOUT POWER...MANY WHO HAVE REPORTED SEVERE TREE DAMAGE."
 
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