Jayson Prentice
EF5
All of these images were taken of the storms currently moving across northern Iowa once again.
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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.
6/20 Lightning Images
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Jayson Prentice
EF5
Susan Strom
EF5
Hey Jayson,
It is exciting to get lightning on film. Does Iowa provide good lightning photo opportunities?
It is exciting to get lightning on film. Does Iowa provide good lightning photo opportunities?
Jayson Prentice
EF5
It isn't to bad Susan, at least up here in northwestern Iowa. We have pretty flat land which will let you see storms from quite a ways away, I know I've been able to see lightning from storms well over 50 miles away...
As long as you can get a nightime MCS, which can happen quite often, then there is some good opportunities out there.
As long as you can get a nightime MCS, which can happen quite often, then there is some good opportunities out there.
Mike Peregrine
EF5
Susan - for some reason I think of Iowa as being one big lightning magnet. Missouri is kind of the same way ... but just seems like some of the most interesting lightning I can remember was as I was going through Iowa. People around here who have lived up there make the same comments about it as well. Probably owed to the fact that as storms initiate further west, then move east and become linear or MCS, lightning activity tends to escalate.
