• 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.

44th Anniversary Memorial of the Palm Sunday Outbreak in Bristol, Indiana

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I am not entirely sure this is the right place for this post, but I don't know where it would fit better. Mods, of course move it if you think of a better location.

Yesterday, at the Elkhart County Historical Museum in Bristol, Indiana, I attended the 44th memorial observance of the 1965 Palm Sunday Tornadoes. Since I've already provided a reasonably lengthy writeup in my blog, I'm not going to go in depth here. However, I thought I'd share one photo that I think many here will find of interest because it revolves around another, very famous tornado photo.

Anyone who is at all familiar with the Palm Sunday Outbreak has seen the horrendous, Pulitzer Award-winning photograph of the twin funnels straddling US 33 south of Elkhart, Indiana. The funnels were in the process of devastating the Midway Trailer Park when Elkhart Truth photographer Paul Huffman captured them on film from the distance of a quarter-mile.

You can see the famous image on the projector screen. The man standing next to the screen is Paul Huffman. I was elated to actually get to meet him after these many years. I had reason to think that he was no longer alive, but he is very much so, and while his hearing is poor, the man is nevertheless sharp as a tack and an interesting and humorous speaker.
 

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Bob , I witnessed that tornado in Dulnap in Elkhart county Indiana . The photo is one of a series. The tornado looked briefly like a giant walking along both sides of the highway.It was as the Osage Indians believe the best representation of the ( dead man walking) I have ever seen.They believe if you see himin a tornado you're about to die.
fit I believe.Melissa
 
I thought someone took some photos recently of that exact same spot to show how much that area has changed. I just can't remember what website they were on.
 
Roger Edwards wrote an article for his blog several years ago titled "Hallowed Ground in Indiana" that shows a photo of the old Midway grounds. Maybe that's what you're thinking about? I've visited the area myself and roamed the old trailer court, or what's left of it. An overpass has buried the part that was most affected by the tornado.
 
I try to vist the Palm Sunday Tornado Memorial each year.It is located in Dunlap,In. at the corner of CR46 and Cole St. in the SunnySide subdivison.I was in Knox,In. when it all started.
 
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