• 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.

Eastern New Mexico Storm Damages Well into the Millions

John Farley

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Some of you might find this interesting, since a lot of us were chasing in eastern NM during the May 24-26 period. The damage on the 24th around Clovis from large, wind-driven hail is likely in excess of $100 million. But not all the news is bad - reservoirs that have been low for years got a huge boost from the massive storm. In a few days, Ute Lake near Logan increased in volume by the amount that is normally drawn out of the reservoir over a period of two and a half years.

Storm damages well into millions - The Eastern New Mexico News

The damage was also extensive in and around Tucumcari, particularly from the hailstorm and flooding rain on the 25th. (Video of the hail in my report in the REPORTS thread). Many buildings, including the Convention Center and Route 66 Museum, suffered severe flooding when the hail either broke skylights or damaged the roofs to the extent that the buildings flooded with several inches of water. The 50s era neon lights at various businesses around town also took a major hit. And a lot of roads were washed out around the general area, including a $4 million low-water bridge that had been about to open on old Route 66 near San Jon.

Flooding, hailstones wreak havoc - Quay County Sun (qcsunonline.com)
 
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