• 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.

Joplin supercell photo?

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I have had many of my friends post this picture on the web and Facebook stating this supercell is the one that produced the deadly tornado in Joplin. I was not there to see it since I was at work and eventually hid in a tunnel to protect myself. People ask me all the time if this was the cell. I tell them I do not know, but it guess it could have been. The terrain does looks similar to where the tornado originally touched down west of Joplin. Does anyone on Stormtrack know if they have seen this photo elsewhere on the web other than what is claimed?
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Todd I really don't think this is the storm. The storm structure is totally different than the Joplin storm, the Joplin base was rain-free until the tornado got into town. The color of the clouds in the background indicate almost twilight, 7-8 in the evening if this pic was taken on 5/22 The tornado formed a little after 5:30p.m. Also, if this was the supercell after it produced the tornado, combined with the time, the terrain would be more like Table Rock lake, hilly and tons of trees.

I want to believe this was the supercell, but I really don't think it is. More of a High plains storm. Still, really pretty picture.
 
I am about 90 percent certain I've seen that picture before and that I saw it long before the Joplin twister. I suspect it's one of those iconic storm pix that gets passed around the net periodically and labeled as being a picture of the most recent big storm.
 
From what I saw on Dick McGowans FB, it is one of his pictures that was taken in 2009. He posted a link to the actual image on his Flickr with a watermark on the photo because JoplinExtremeMakeover at one point was trying to pass it off as the Joplin tornado. At some point someone took it, and cropped out the watermark.
 
Good day all,

Here are a few pictures of the Joplin Supercell early in it's lifecycle.

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Above: Near Parsons, KS

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Above: Large wall cloud in SW MO near KS border.
 
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