• 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.

2021-10-26 EVENT: KS OK

Jeff House

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I have to agree with SPC considering 10% tornado probs. 13Z is still 5%. Upper levels don't have a whole lot of turning, but there is just enough. CAPE is just-in-time (JIT) hence it'll be late, perhaps at dark. Believe along the boundary just east of the TP could produce.

Normally not a fan of JIT set-ups, but this one could surprise up like Sunday. Boundary along the Red River is forecast to lift to at least Kansas by evening. Surface low in northwest Kansas should have enough of a trough down into southeast Kansas and the OK PH. Said boundary should line up east of the trough, setting up boundary intersection in southwest Kansas. Threat includes adjacent northwest Oklahoma.

Indeed mid-levels will be slow to cool. When they do, enough instability should allow convection to blossom. I'd like to see more turning 850-500 mb. However low level turning could get the job done around the boundary intersection, with just enough SRH there. It's a quasi-triple point, if a meso-low can develop down there south of the synoptic low.

Obviously I did not travel for today. However it's a local chase day. That far west visibility should be OK toward dusk. Be careful after dark or bail and watch the WS.
 
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