• 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.

Amazing Wisconsin Tornado Look-Alike

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This is amazing. This would be great for SKYWARN spotting classes.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=arx&storyid=15032&source=0

Sorry if posted already...

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It is interesting how they say "The NWS was unable to place any of the reports near any measure of rotation on the radar, with some of the reports coming some great distance from the actual storm" yet the warning says NWS Doppler radar indicates a tornado...
 
Last June in northwest Nebraska I viewed almost the exact same scene as those pictured on the link..the 3 low hanging appendages. I'd had a horrible season, and was almost ready to "conjure" up and call what I saw in my field of vision as funnels / tornadoes. Man...they looked like the real deal! But..I didn't see a lick of rotation in any of them....and they were, of course...just mocking scud. Hey..there's possibly a new term being borne..."mocking scud"!! Or...ok..maybe not.
Anyhow, these Wisconsin photos sure had me fooled. I would have voted hands down that these were the real deal.
Just another lesson illustrating that we all need to be really, really sure what we're seeing before we make that all important phone call to the NWS office. If we chasers always strive to maintain the highest standards of quality in reporting to the local offices...we'll always be looked at as an extremely valuable tool within the NWS, as well as law enforcement. And in this day and age...with some agencies looking at chasers in general as "the jury is still out"...we should all try our best to report accurately.
 
Someone needs to have a stern talk with that scud and tell it that mocking is unacceptable behavior.

In all seriousness, I don't think I have seen a more well-documented tornado look-alike. Does anyone have video of this? Being able to look at this, side by side with a bona fide tornado would be a great teaching tool for spotter 101.

I agree with the above comment from Joel in regards to being sure before we report, however if in doubt, would it be better to pull the trigger or second guess yourself and risk not getting a needed warning issued??? Food for thought.
 
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