• 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.

2018-06-07 Reports: MT

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Sheridan, WY
Choosing a target was difficult this day, but I ended up sticking with my original plan of Miles City, Montana. I knew the main storm of the day would be an MCS, but figured something interesting could happen on the outflow boundary left over from morning convection. As I drove I could clearly see the boundary in the sky above me, as well as plenty of vorticity in the cumulus clouds. The best moisture and instability was found here, so I felt good about where I was. But while the MCS formed to the west around Billings, further east the cap took forever to break.

Finally after 5pm an isolated storm cell popped up just east of Miles City. It slowly became organized and hardly moved at all. I was glad I stopped where I did since accumulating 2.5" hail was reported at the next exit on I-94.


Organizing Supercell
by Kevin Palmer, on Flickr

I made my way to the Yellowstone River where I could keep an eye on the supercell to my east as well as wait for the approaching MCS from the west. The supercell developed a well-defined wall cloud, and still the storm was stationary.


Kinsey Supercell
by Kevin Palmer, on Flickr

It was interesting to see both a wall cloud and a shelf cloud at the same time. An old, worn out, single-lane bridge provided a backdrop as the gust front rolled through.


Yellowstone River Shelf
by Kevin Palmer, on Flickr


The shelf cloud and the wall cloud combined as the storms merged together. The strong winds picked up lots of dust as I took a few final shots before the rain started. I can't help wondering what would have happened if the meso had just a little more time.

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Overtaken
by Kevin Palmer, on Flickr

Afterwards I hung around a nearby lake hoping for a bit of color at sunset. But I wasn't expecting this. The full rainbow was visible for 15 minutes. It was a good day for time lapsing.


Reflected Rainbow
by Kevin Palmer, on Flickr
 
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