• A student is looking for help on tropical cyclone prediction. Please fill out the survey linked to this thread: https://stormtrack.org/threads/storm-and-hurricane-intensity-prediction-survey.32957
  • 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.

4/30/04 NOW: TX/OK

Albany TOR warning

The team from F5 Tornado Safaris is on the cell in Albany. No word yet on whether the warning is verified.
 
Re: Albany TOR warning

Originally posted by William Combes
The team from F5 Tornado Safaris is on the cell in Albany. No word yet on whether the warning is verified.

Ask them to turn on their webcam! :D

I think that storm has the most potential. Per SPC Mesoanalysis page, moving into 2500 j/k mixed layer CAPE and lower LCLs.
 
Webcam!

No kidding. I actually spent about 3 months researching the live video process. Like Foxnews does in Iraq. Lot's of $!!! Well, at least my target city pretty much verified. I'm going to try and give them a call right now....
 
No tornado yet....

Nothing to report yet on this Abilene storm. They are on the SE side and experiencing awesome inflow. Their trying to position themselves a little better and will stay with this one for a while.
 
Working fine here Bill - I love watching the animation on that storm -

Here's the latest tor-warning language on it:

TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
240 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... SHACKELFORD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ALBANY

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 233 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES WEST OF ALBANY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
 
They are 1 mile west of Albany....started getting hit with a lot of hail. They are now trying to reposition. If there is a tornado in this one, they should be seeing it for crying out loud!!! I'll call Gregg back in 5 minutes.
 
Blog

By the way...not a lot of wx jargon on the blog. This page is for our clients family and friends to view.
 
Here's an updated radar breakdown of the Shakelford Co. cell, which continues to surf the boundary and remains in good, isolated environment ... still very inviting - - There are actually five mesos continuing to show up across the board -

Shakelford:

70DBz; 246/22 kts. (straight east); Mx. Size = 2.00; position is dead center of the county; still a very nice hook.

<img src=http://img47.photobucket.com/albums/v143/mikeperegrine/shakelford.gif>
 
A little less impressive

Starting to loose some structure on this storm near Abilene. Report from the field is that it seemed to be wrapping up a bit. Hopefully just a lull in the cycle.
 
Back
Top