• 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.

Best Radar Images of 2008

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I've seen some pretty impressive radar images this season, but failed to save alot of them. However, one that I did save that I thought was impressive was a tornadic supercell with screaming eagle signature and one big, curly hook that "embraced" Belton, Texas back on April 25th. I look forward to seeing some more!

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I'm a fan of this one, with it's awesome flying eagle reflectivity FFD structure, classic hook, and nice RFD gust front fineline:
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I remember seeing that one Steve.
Well I didn't get any screen shots of any of the amazing radar display. I would have to say the one storm that stands out in my mind the most ( I know somebody will have the screen shot to this one) Is the April 09 Breckenridge Tx supercell.. Beautiful flying eagle radar presentation on that storm! Wish I had the screen shot for it.
 
Flying eagle radar image in the Big Bend area of TX earlier this year.
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Nice hook echo heading right for my house on June 7th, 2008.....producing the wedges at this time

Haha, nice to see my spotter network icon next to the hook on that one. I hadn't seen many radar images from that day, not even in real time. I was going visually with no radar data on that one... it IS possible!

My favorite is this one from April 7 2008 I believe... mainly because of the string of chasers who were late for the storm's hook echo development.

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Here are a few more I found I had saved, one was from Arkansas when those tornadoes hit the Little Rock area and then there is the one from the March 15 outbreak
 
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Parkersburg. Unfortunately I don't have an image not already on Wikipedia.

The supe trains from May 22/23rd also produced incredible radar images.
 
Tornadic Suppercell from last year in WI. This was the day SPC had a high risk across the great lakes area and WI had alot of tornadoes reported. I think it is the same day Tony Lubauch saw monster hail in WI around baseball size.

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Radar loop of strong storms over the Atlantic Ocean with possible water spouts:

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The tornadic suppercell that formed south of Omaha and traveled east across southern Iowa and then made a northeast turn and had a flying v look before it disintigrated in Jasper County:

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