• 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.

Kind of an Odd Musing

I've always thought about shining one of those military grade lasers (the green ones) into a nighttime tornado. I've proven those things to have a clear beam of light for up to 2 miles. I might have to get one and take it out with me someday.
 
While a good idea, there are a series of logistical nightmares that would have to be solved first. I had a similar discussion during a class once, and we came up with a bunch of questions, and little in the way of answers.

1. Who is in charge, and runs them? For that matter pays for them? Does local emergency management run them, or does Local LEO, State LEO, Fire? How do you handle/pay for training for the use of generators, and lights? Who repairs them, and maintains them? Do you have a roster of people who are scheduled for shifts? How many back ups do you have per "shift"? When do you activate people?

2. Are they in a fixed location, or do you store them in a central location? If you have them in a fixed location, how do you secure them? If they are in a central location, are they on flatbeds, or small trailers? Are personal vehicles used to tow the trailers, or are city/county vehicles? What type of DL requirements/training to tow them? Where would you set them up? Does the city/county have land to park on, or do you pay a farmer to use field. Will housing areas want them nearby due to noise/light?
 
In highschool i used one of them light trailers in a prank - hooked it up to my pick up and off we went illuminating the sky - parked it in front of somebody's house - hehe...

I think that it would be a very interesting idea to try - just wear sunglasses and bring bug spray....
 
Might draw the wrong attention - i would think if people were out driving around at night and seeing such a light - might be drawn in to check it out - would be neat to see if a company who rents them would allow one to be used in an experiment...
 
Don't know if they worked or not, but I can definitely remember about 40 years ago as a kid in a small town they did use search lights during storms to illuminate the skies watching for tornadoes.
 
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