• 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.

2023-10-02 REPORTS: Thundersnow, Lobo Overlook, CO

John Farley

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Can't believe it's only October 2 and I have already had two successful thundersnow chases. And today's, at Colorado's Lobo Overlook, was impressive! This is a short clip showing the two closest flashes of lightning (both 1/4 mile away or less). Eventually I will post a longer video showing the entire progression of the storm, which produced much more thundersnow than shown here. But this was the most intense.

October 2, 2023 thundersnow - Lobo Overlook, Colorado - YouTube
 
Cool. I'll go check out the vid.
You're so lucky that you get those storms!

Saw some lightning today too (what I'm assuming will be my last of the season :( since summer is over ) . Didn't get any meaningful rain though.
 
I have now posted a write-up on my observations of this storm, including some photos and links to the video above as well as a more detailed nine-minute video documenting the full cycle of the storm as it moved over the Lobo Overlook. You may view this material at:

johnefarley.com/thundersnow100223.htm
You're getting me hooked on thunder snow. I've alway gotten a little "excited" when I hear thunder in the winter, but never deployed a camera before. Hopefully this year, then.
 
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