• 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.

2009-8-19 Illinois Tornadoes

John Farley

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Manchester, Illinois tornado

Until Rozel last year, I considered this chase five years ago today my best-ever chase. Not peak climatology for tornadoes in Illinois by any means, but an excellent combination of instability and shear ahead of a MCV left over from overnight the night before led to several long-track tornadoes across central Illinois. I caught this one at tornadogenesis southwest of Manchester before it moved through the northwest part of the town. This tornado was on the ground for 18 miles through 3 counties. However, my chase of it ended after it went through the town as I stopped to help clear debris from roads and alert EMS to some power poles down across a railroad. Later as I tried to catch back up with the storm I crossed the path at the southern edge of Springfield near the location where it fortunately lifted before again moving in to more populated areas.

My full chase account can be found at http://www.johnefarley.com/chase81909.htm
 
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