mrobinson
a report thread was requested..
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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.
Tim Stoecklein
EF5
A whole lot of rain, that is my report. We did have a great deal of wind for a short period. Some small trees down around the area. We have some small stream flooding. There were a few houses in the area that had water creaping up there yard, but no damage that I am aware of. I got some good pictures of a local park that was flooded. That be all from this neck of the frozen north.
Dan Robinson
3/5 Report - WV
My objective was to at least see some lightning today. With a nose of moisture in central KY and the front pushing in at peak heating, I 'targeted' the Lexington-Morehead vicinity.
As soon as the southcentral KY radar began to light up, I left Charleston at 4:30PM heading west. I drove to Huntington, WV on my way to central KY before getting a call from Bill Coyle about a new squall line that was now moving across Lexington. I waited for it in Huntington and saw 4 flashes of distant lightning. The line choked in Huntington but bowed out a bit to the north and gave Parkersburg-Morgantown a better show.
Glad I was stopped before I drove to LEX (only a 2 hour drive but still too far for today's setup). No video or photos. But it felt good to get out and chase *something* since last November.
Keeping an eye on the flooding potential, but right now it looks like this system will mostly be a non-event for the central Appalachians.
Dan
My objective was to at least see some lightning today. With a nose of moisture in central KY and the front pushing in at peak heating, I 'targeted' the Lexington-Morehead vicinity.
As soon as the southcentral KY radar began to light up, I left Charleston at 4:30PM heading west. I drove to Huntington, WV on my way to central KY before getting a call from Bill Coyle about a new squall line that was now moving across Lexington. I waited for it in Huntington and saw 4 flashes of distant lightning. The line choked in Huntington but bowed out a bit to the north and gave Parkersburg-Morgantown a better show.
Glad I was stopped before I drove to LEX (only a 2 hour drive but still too far for today's setup). No video or photos. But it felt good to get out and chase *something* since last November.
Keeping an eye on the flooding potential, but right now it looks like this system will mostly be a non-event for the central Appalachians.
Dan
Chris C Sanner
EF5
Well what a suprise I just got about an hour ago. While in Duncan leaving the livestock show I saw lightning to my southwest. I didn't have my video camera at the time so I began home to get it. I got home just in time to capture some lightning from a line of weak thunderstorms passing through the area. Enjoy!
http://www.maddenmania.net/images/chase/03...30504/mar5.html
http://www.maddenmania.net/images/chase/03...30504/mar5.html
Dan Robinson
The 3/5 system had one last trick up its sleeve. With surface temps of 56 degrees at noon, a thin line of thunderstorms pushed through central WV with the frontal passage. I was caught off guard and missed a loud cloud-to-ground strike 1.5 miles away as I fumbled to get the camera set up.
Last night the training precip shield dumped over 2 inches of rain on the area, resulting in minor flooding. This is in Griffithsville, WV last night at 2:00AM where Straight Fork overflowed its banks.
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Last night the training precip shield dumped over 2 inches of rain on the area, resulting in minor flooding. This is in Griffithsville, WV last night at 2:00AM where Straight Fork overflowed its banks.
[Broken External Image]:http://wvlightning.com/2004/march6a.jpg
[Broken External Image]:http://wvlightning.com/2004/march6b.jpg
