• 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.

"Are You A Skywarn Spotter?" LOL!

Saul Trabal

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I was bike riding in New York City, as I normally do on a Saturday. I got caught in a heavy thundershower. I was near Rockefeller Center, where WNBC-TV does the news, and Saturday Night Live. I took shelter in the doorway of a building. I had on a Skywarn T-shirt.

A man walked by and spotted me. He looked like the weather anchor for NBC. He asked me, "Are you a Skywarn Spotter?"

I laughed and said, "No, I'm just a fan of severe weather." :D

He walked off. The funny thing is that years ago, I went to a meeting for Skywarn Spotters held by the NOAA. It was fun. I did see a guy with a bright orange Skywarn shirt, and I said-I gotta get one of those. :shock:

The day the weather anchor saw me, I had the white shirt with the orange eye and the black twister in the center.

Pretty cool.

8)
 
Originally posted by Aric Cylkowski
Neat story. I probably have a dozen or so similar stories.
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If I had the time and money, I'd probably chase on occasion. I do take this very seriously, and I'd read up and prepare as much as I could.

While we do get strong thunderstorms, as well as severe ones fairly often, tornadic storms in the New York City area are very rare. We do get pretty damn close to getting them, sometimes. The Skywarn meeting I went to was fascinating, and they brought up lots of the stuff I've read on severe weather.

I'd like to get some more Skywarn shirts, if I can. Being a severe weather geek is cool. 8) :D

And of course, that's why I joined this BBS. :wink:
 
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