• 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.

Big Sandstorm

David Draun

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It came like a thief in the night. I've never seen visibility drop that quickly. It lasted from 2am to abot 6pm. The sky and lanscape was a horrible brownish yellow color. It allowed the enemy to lob mortars and set bombs up from a closer distance to the base. They attacked at noon, fortunately nobody was hurt and nothing got hit. Maximum firepower and zero results. A storm like this hasn't happend since the day I got to Iraq. I will post some pictures of the scene soon.
 
Glad no one was hurt from the attack! Sand storms can be quite a sight. In phoenix they will not last as horribly long but you will be able to see the wall of dust coming. At night the city can give it this kinda spooky glow. The visibility will drop and your eyes hurt just look around outside because of all the sand in the air.
 
The city lights here have an eerie glow around them all the time, from the air quality. That storm was something else though, I wish it hit during the day so I could have seen the big'ol haboob as it rolled in. It stopped the new Iraq's "forefathers" from discussing the Constitution that day.
 
I can only imagine.

Here's an example of a more mild one coming into Phoenix. I have seen them much higher, darker and more ominous. Many times they come with the blowing sand and make lightning photography interesting (gives the pictures a wine color as well). It's a weird feeling to stand there and look up at the vertical dust wall just before it overtakes you. One time I was standing on a mountain and Scottsdale "disappeared".
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