• 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.

8/5/07 NOW: IL/IA/IN/OH

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Tornado-warned multicell mushball (thanks Mike H.:p) currently in Dupage/Cook/Will counties. The storm does not show rotation, and the warning is from a public report of a funnel cloud. So I don't think there is a major issue with that cell, other than heavy rain. A flash flood warning is also in effect for that storm cluster.
 
Tornado-warned multicell mushball (thanks Mike H.:p) currently in Dupage/Cook/Will counties. The storm does not show rotation, and the warning is from a public report of a funnel cloud. So I don't think there is a major issue with that cell, other than heavy rain. A flash flood warning is also in effect for that storm cluster.


Correction: NWS spotted it. I am hearing of video evidence also. Rotation was confined to the low levels, all be it pretty disorganized, near the NWS Office. From a visual aspect however it looked decent for about 5 minutes, had a pretty inflow jet for a while. Then turned to crap.
 
SPC has a tornado report recorded for Romeoville, IL, though there is nothing in the comments section. Well, it looks like whatever the threat was for today is over, except to the south and east. Still a lot of untapped instability across the area, but not much to induce vertical motion.
 
I would just LOVE to know what it is that keeps making LOT issue tornado warnings. I'm getting really tired of the WSI computer next to me here in the office going off and making me turn away from my Cubs game! ;)

Not trying to be critical, but I can't for the life of me find anything on the radar that would have me issue a tornado warning on any of these storms but they keep popping up.
 
They accidentally canceled the Kankakee TOR warning and didn't realize it for 12 minutes... Apparently one did touch down and do some damage in Will County.

There was some weak rotation, plus the boundary, plus spotter reports. Plenty of spotter TOR's on bird farts in OH too.
 
SPC has a tornado report recorded for Romeoville, IL, though there is nothing in the comments section.

Remember that SPC doesn't make reports, they just take LSRs and combine them into a national summary.

0618 PM TORNADO 2 N ROMEOVILLE 41.67N 88.09W
08/05/2007 WILL IL NWS EMPLOYEE
0718 PM TSTM WND GST CRETE 41.45N 87.62W
08/05/2007 E65.00 MPH WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED WIND GUST 65 TO 70 MPH.
 
Fox News Chicago just showed video of a rather large lowering over Romeoville.....I am trying to find it on their website. I didn't get a great look at it, but from what I did see it looked rather suspicious. Will post details/video as I or anyone else finds them.
 
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