John Robinson
EF1
A forecaster for AccuWeather says the Virginia DoT failed to pay attention to forecasts, leading to the travel nightmare on I-95. Meteorologist says transportation officials ignored forecasts, leading to I-95 disaster | TheHill
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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.
AccuWeather Forecaster Rips Virginia DoT
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Randy Jennings
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While I am sure VA DOT has a lot of regrets and lessons learned from this event, I don't think it is fair to push the blame entirely on them. After all the individual drivers decided to ignore the forecasts and drive in a major storm. I don't think it is ever realistic to expect that an area can get that much snow and the roads are all instantly cleared, especially during a pandemic when crews are likely short handed due to sick employees.
rdale
EF5
Not entirely - but they do get a lot of it. If you are going to close such a major interstate - you need to message that. No WEA was ever sent. That's the biggest issue - public alert and warning.
Mike Smith
EF5
Those huge electronic road signs (really) said "Mask Up." They did not tell drivers of the meltdown ahead. This one is on the DoT.
As to WEA, it is a great concept but it rarely works as intended.
As to WEA, it is a great concept but it rarely works as intended.
Warren Faidley
Supporter
This is similar to what most of us have experienced over the years: On a moderate or high risk day, when you are filling your well-marked chase vehicle's gas tank under a PDS tornado watch, as towering CU are exploding.... and someone from a near-by gas pump always asks: "Are there going to be storms today?"
Mike Smith
EF5
If you would like to learn more about what went wrong, go here:
I have found Dave to be a careful, reliable researcher.
I have found Dave to be a careful, reliable researcher.
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