• 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.

Iowa Tornadoes 2009: ...A QUIET YEAR FOR TORNADOES..

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From the NWS Des Moines Web Site:

THE CONVECTIVE SEASON FOR IOWA IN 2009 HAS BEEN RELATIVELY QUIET AFTER A VERY ACTIVE SEASON IN 2008. SO FAR THIS YEAR...ONLY
EIGHTEEN TORNADOES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE STATE. THIS COMPARES TO 101 TORNADOES THROUGH THE END OF JULY IN 2008 AND AN AVERAGE OF 44 THROUGH THE END OF JULY SINCE 1980.

IF THIS NUMBER OF TORNADOES HOLDS THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR...THIS WILL BE THE FEWEST TORNADOES IN THE STATE SINCE 1980. THE LAST TIME THE STATE SAW THIS FEW TORNADOES IN A YEAR WAS IN 1976 WHEN EIGHTEEN TORNADOES ALSO OCCURRED.

THE TORNADOES HAVE ALSO BEEN WEAK WITH FIFTEEN EF0`S AND
THREE EF1`S.

Source: NWS Des Moines
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=dmx&storyid=29898&source=0

Mike
 
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That is probably a good thing after what happened in Parkersburg/New Hartford/Dunkerton last year. That was a very vicious tornado for some of the structures in Parkersburg/New Hartford were unrecognizable. So Iowa defenitely needs a break after last years chaos.
 
I can corroborate that statement. Living in Iowa, this has been a crappy chasing year for the state. Almost every chase I've done this season has been outside the state, and the only cap busts I've had were in the state. However, I have at least seen one of the 18 tornadoes that have occurred.
 
On the other hand , it was the year after Iowa had deaths associated with an EF-5 (Parkersburg) and an EF-3 (Blencoe).
No deaths in Iowa this year due to tornadoes is good news.
 
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I had one of my best chases ever in Iowa last year. This year...well, if a person can learn a thing or two from cap busts, then Iowa has given me some helpful lessons.
 
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