• 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.

"forecast"...4/20 - 4/26.."everywhere"

I still don't know which way I should take (NM and TX panhandle or KS/CO).

Looking at the driving time from Denver to the panhandle, I'm going with flying to Denver rather than Albuquerque (Denver would be cheaper minus the gas difference). It also will give me more options, as I'd rather go to KS (my former home state of 24 years).

With the last GFS and NAM runs, it looks like I won't have to drive far from either one. The question to be resolved will be how sharp the dryline is IMO, and that won't be known for another day of two. That would be my key to where I should be, as a 30 to 40 degree dewpoint difference will lead to explosive development in the forecasted environment for Saturday. I'll worry about LCLs the day of, as we won't have any accurate handle on that until Friday or early Saturday (thanks to the unknown of modified continental moisture vs. Gulf moisture). It's a 50/50 event on this being a big tornado producer or being a nice severe weather event with minimal tornadoes.

My goal is to see a supercell, and anything else I will enjoy (hopefully, that elusive tornado and not the gorilla hail). I'm getting thunderstorm deprived here, so expectations are low. I should see a line of thunderstorms at least on the way back to Denver (or sitting somewhere for the night).
 
TX/OK Panhandle into western KS looks pretty good on the latest 06z GFS run, thats the place I'd love to be on Saturday. And Friday looks good for w KS as well. Tds should be easily above 55F.

Ah wish I was there already...believe me, this is killing time waiting for my departure in two weeks and watching juicy maps for the Plains from home.
 
next week......there is a lot to think about. This system seems to be a closed L, and should be a LOT better, and easier to chase. Moisture definately not a problem, and it APPEARS that this could be a rather deep low, so...with all that in mind, thinking perhaps cOK Tuesday, maybe AR/LA border Wed, and scAL Thu, then home to South Carolina. The thing(s) that stands out with this system is the MUCH slower movement than previous systems, the abundant WARM MOISTURE, and the vertical shear forecast for this. Not saying this will be a "super outbreak", but it will be one of the best shots so far this year..IMHO.
 
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