• 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.

2024-04-28 EVENT: IA/NE/KS/MO/OK/TX/AR/LA

Mark Gressman Jr

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Sun looks like a tough day to chase with guidance showing convection lining out quickly after initiation, and embedded supercells being the main mode in hard to chase territory. 12z NAM has the right exit region of the jet offering support over EC Oklahoma around 21z with mid 60s DPs, 200 0-1 Helicity, and 2000+ CAPE. Stronger instability and weaker shear are present further south into TX,AR, and LA where a QLCS appears to push through into the middle of the night. The strongest helicity tracks are currently shown crossing into WC Missouri during daylight which is where I'd focus on positions if I could be out there. Should be interesting to see how this plays out in future model runs.
 
I have been interested in the cold core portion of this event in eastern NE/western IA. That had been looking like a good play, but newer models have lifted the surface low much farther northeast than before. It may still be viable, but the logistics of getting all the way up there after today are questionable. Otherwise, tomorrow in E KS/W MO looks like another case of how much clearing can take place behind the departing MCS.
 
No good options today unfortunately. Every potential target has issues. First, the MCS has sourced moisture away from the dryline, and moisture is not shown being able to recover much if at all in those areas. Clouds and precip have mostly killed the cold core and open warm sector plays. If I lived in Oklahoma and Kansas, I might be inclined to hang back and hope for some recovery along the dryline and something surprising at the cold front/dryline intersection. But since I live in St. Louis, I'm probably going to do the lazy on-the-way home thing and hope that the HRRR is right about a few transient supercells ahead of the line in central Missouri. The better hope may be for another round of upward lightning in St. Louis later tonight.
 
Scratch that - holding at Bristow. Clearing happening rapidly now across Oklahoma with low 60s dewpoints in place. Still good upper support overhead through the evening. Not a setup I'd drive to from St. Louis, but I know better than to leave something like this if I'm already here.
 
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