• 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.

2024-06-13 EVENT: NE/KS/MO/IA/IL

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It appears the jet stream riding over the dominant ridge will provide some good zonal to northwest flow in the area to the north and east of kansas city. A cold front sinking south will be the main focus for thunderstorms, however, NAM and RAP soundings on the 00Z and 03Z run respectively are showing some potential for supercells. Anything that can remain discrete will have definite tornado potential with an extremely buoyant airmass in place.

Looks like this might be the first of a string of a few chase days.
 
The CAM signal for a few hours of intense supercells has been pretty consistent. Low-level flow is weak, so it looks like this will be primarily a structure show. Of note is that none of the CAMs picked up on the early morning storms in northern Missouri that only just dissipated. I'm not sure why that is, possibly an early wave, one that may leave some subsidence in its wake. With the weak low-level flow, it looks like pooling (or maybe ET?) along the front will be the main driver of deeper moisture. This one is within my extended home range, but I'm not feeling a huge pull to go after it.
 
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