Scott Weberpal
EF5
I'm not arguing climatology or frequency of storms, I'm arguing chaseability of the terrain/roads.
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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.
Favored Chase Areas Map
- Thread starter Verne Carlson
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I'm not arguing climatology or frequency of storms, I'm arguing chaseability of the terrain/roads.
Jason Foster
So many variables
There is so many variables that go into making a personal choice as to where to chase. With many different areas to chase, it has to be evaluated carefully to chase in one area versus another.
Looking into total numbers may not tell the whole story. What is the peak frequency of tornadoes each year? What is the variable each year? How much predictability in each of the chase zones per year is there? What type of storms are tornadoes associates with? Is tornadoes your only focus? Where do the strongest tornadoes occur? Where is it easiest to photograph or video tornadoes and supercells? What about the typical speed of the storms? What is the predictability of the storms path? What time of day is typical for these storms and tornadoes? What about day-to-day travel....are you driving just a few hundred miles to each target each day, or is it more like 500+?
Additionally, chasers have to evaluate: costs involved with chasing a larger chase area. How about the time available if taking vacation time? How far from home? Are you chasing with others, and what do those others want to see? Do you like hail? Do you like structure? Do you like being out in the Plains versus Midwest, or vice versa.
Again, there are so many variables that go into making a chase map, and deciding where you will and will not chase. But having discussions such as this are great because it may just open up other ideas of chasing, especially to the newer crowds that didn't get the "tutorial"...lol.
There is so many variables that go into making a personal choice as to where to chase. With many different areas to chase, it has to be evaluated carefully to chase in one area versus another.
Looking into total numbers may not tell the whole story. What is the peak frequency of tornadoes each year? What is the variable each year? How much predictability in each of the chase zones per year is there? What type of storms are tornadoes associates with? Is tornadoes your only focus? Where do the strongest tornadoes occur? Where is it easiest to photograph or video tornadoes and supercells? What about the typical speed of the storms? What is the predictability of the storms path? What time of day is typical for these storms and tornadoes? What about day-to-day travel....are you driving just a few hundred miles to each target each day, or is it more like 500+?
Additionally, chasers have to evaluate: costs involved with chasing a larger chase area. How about the time available if taking vacation time? How far from home? Are you chasing with others, and what do those others want to see? Do you like hail? Do you like structure? Do you like being out in the Plains versus Midwest, or vice versa.
Again, there are so many variables that go into making a chase map, and deciding where you will and will not chase. But having discussions such as this are great because it may just open up other ideas of chasing, especially to the newer crowds that didn't get the "tutorial"...lol.
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