• 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.

Is the July 11, 1990 Denver hailstorm a hoax?

Tim Vasquez

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I've found a widely-circulated fact on the Internet that says the costliest hailstorm in history struck Denver, Colorado on July 11, 1990. The strange thing is that all of the sites that mention this seem to quote the same statements and facts, without any original source and with remarkably few details.

I've gone to the Texshare newspaper databases, to back issues of Weatherwise, to the Seattle Post and Washington Post and my searches do not pull up anything regarding such a hailstorm, much less one that caused a half billion dollars in damage.

I figure if anyone can vouch for this hailstorm, someone ought to know about it here. What do you think?

Tim

EDIT - Deleted that I searched the Denver Post -- their online search only goes back to 1993.
 
'Vouch for it?'

Yep, I sure can. Destroyed every vehicle that sat outside at the University of Denver campus parking lot. Wiped out untold number of roofs including mine.

Folks at the DEN NWS said it was a miracle the storm didn't produce a tornado (as I recall correctly)

Certainly not a hoax.

Tim
 
Thanks Tim -- I think maybe I need to search a wider set of newspapers. I'm kind of perplexed that this event was so poorly covered outside of Colorado, as usually I can find AP and Reuters reports on hailstorms.

Tim
 
That storm was certainly real! I was in Westminster at the time, and was barely able to save the vehicle from total destruction. That storm really tore the place up over a vary large area and I'm sure the insurance companies remember it well.
 
go figure most of the colorado chasers chime in on this one. i have found pictures i took in colorado springs that same day awesome squall line. picture soon.
 
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