• 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.

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    Sincerely, Jeff D.

La Nina returns!

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jshields

I hope this is in the right section, if not please feel free to move it! I just read an article how La Nina conditions have apparently returned to the Pacific Ocean since December. Last spring and summer we were affected by La Nina conditions, and we all know how active a spring and early summer it was! so here's hoping for a good chase season:D

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090205_enso.html
 
which is better for chasing

I'm pretty new to the science of all this I just "sniff the dirt"! Which is better for chasing in the Ks,Ok,Ne,Tx areas? La Nina or El Nina? I would love any info you could give me. Thanks
 
Neither. Either. Or Both.

:)

There's more to it than EL or LN. The strength matters too, and that's not predictable.

So ask us after the season is over...
 
Thanks for the input everyone, I have always been very interested in the scientific side of the weather, just never took the time to study much.. I haven't had bad success chasing without it.
I can't wait to get out of the house and see a few storms!!
 
A quick glance at past years, and it's hard to make the case that ENSO predicts a good or bad chase season. This is especially true for chase vacationers looking at the mid-May-to-early June period. Here's the Nino 3.4 region:

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensostuff/ensoyears.shtml

Notice the similarity between 2000 and 2008 - both started with moderate/weakening La Ninas. But 2000 was not great for chasing (after mid-May at least), while 2008 was one of the best.

Also, 2002 and 2004. Both began as weak/strengthening El Ninos. But peak season in 2002 was abysmal and 2004 was extraordinarily active.
 
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