• 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.

7/27/09 DISC: KS/CO/WI

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
835 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2009

...STORM DAMAGE SURVEY OF SOUTH TOPEKA 27 JULY 2009...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF
DAMAGE IN SOUTH TOPEKA AFTER SPOTTERS REPORTED TREE DAMAGE AND
STRONG WINDS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A LOCALIZED MICROBURST
OCCURRED IN THE MONTARA NEIGHBORHOOD BETWEEN THE FORBES GOLF COURSE
AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO THE WEST. WINDS ESTIMATED OF 70 MPH
CAUSED A COUPLE LARGE TREES TO BECOME UPROOTED OR SPLIT. THERE
WHERE ALSO LIMBS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER BROKEN OFF. SOME
MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND LOST SHINGLES WERE ALSO NOTED. PICTURES OF
THE DAMAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE TUESDAY MORNING ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TOPEKA /ALL LOWER CASE/.

$$

WOLTERS
 
Evan,

I made good pace with the storm till I hit Watseka and its 5 mile long stretch of 30mph 1 lane speed limits and 10 stop light downtown area...

All I noted was some low grunge, some scud funnels [or maybe real funnel? They looked ragged to me.] and a wall of rain/rain shafts.

I was pretty shocked the storm didnt go warned earlier, it along with many storms had really intense couplets for several scans before warnings were issued. It isnt warned in the image below. I let it go a couple miles before the border. If it was moving due east I could have caught up by flying down 24 but it was moving NE and it was already too late to stair step given the distance and speed it was moving...DOH!

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