Kurt Hulst
EF5
Watching the CU develope along the OFB i am currently in Woodward, was thinking about headed NW to Rosston, OK. But as of now I will hold up in Woodward at the Days INN on the NW side of town.
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.
Am I the only one who sees the likelihood of significant capping issues in TX/OK/srn KS? According to DDC and AMA 18Z soundings, convective temps are soaring to over 30C, 850's near the critical threshold of 24C, 700's near the critical threshold of 12C... either I can't read a sounding or that's not going to support rigorous thunderstorm development (and even if a storm were to somehow breach the cap, there would be high base issues)....
19z:
No, you're not the only one. I have serious concerns about the mega-cap. I am banking (probably in vain) on sfc convergence and boundary lift to weaken the cap. Wishfully, a sounding out of Woodward or Liberal would look a little better wrt the capping issue. I'm encouraged to see some cu building just nw of my location.
That said, nw/nc KS looks better and better. Congestus along the NE border indicates there is certainly no capping issue up there, and the lifting boundary/OFB intersection seems to be kick-starting some action. But I'm gonna hang here and hope for something a little more discrete. I'll stay here in Elmwood, OK for now. If I left now, I could make Hill City by 23z, but I'll stick to plan despite the bust potential.