• 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.

funnels

  • Thread starter Thread starter Elinor McLennon
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Elinor McLennon

when you see a funnel cloud, what exactly are you seeing?
i mean when it first starts dropping a funnel what makes it visible?
is it water vapor?
thanks alot.

p.s. i got to chase the marshal, ok storms. saw 2 tornados at the same time.
that was an awesome experience!
 
Hi Elinor, if you want to use the NWS definition, a funnel cloud is "a rapidly rotating column of air pendant from a thunderstorm cloud not in contact with the ground". The condensation is what makes it visible, so in a way it is water vapor, since that is what clouds are...lots of water vapor that have condensed from saturation. The funnel itself doesn't have to appear to touch the ground to be considered a tornado. If you see a funnel with a dust plume underneath it or kicking around debris underneath it, then it's a tornado because it is in contact with the ground at that point. In other words, the condensation doesn't have to touch the ground to be considered a tornado, but it does help as visual evidence of the contact.
Hope that helps and I didn't thoroughly confuse you.
And congrats on your catch...that was an awesome storm!
 
Thanks Angie.
That was a great answer...not too confusing.
Yes, those storms were pretty awesome....especially since I had no idea that it was going to happen....glad it was close to home:):)
Have a great day.
 
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