• 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.

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Roger Hill offers his opinions on the influx of new chasers. Screenshot of the Amarillo area is included from a Tweet. I know this was discussed in another thread recently so I thought it would be beneficial to those interested in that event.

 
The Tim Samaras/Carl/Paul tragedy is once again juxtaposed with the gridlock story, whereas most of us already know the two had nothing at all to do with each other.
 
Several news stories locally here in OKC on "chase convergence" and gridlock. They have added the fact of flash flooding occurring Monday and Tuesday (May 20th-21st) and chasers getting stuck or having no escape route available. The news continues to say that storm chasing "tourists" visit Oklahoma this time of May and that this "attraction" is a problem for professional and TV chasers trying to get real-time updates to local residents.

These news stories will continue and hopefully today will not add any tragedies/fatalities to a concerning problem in our field.
 
This just in tonight, the first clip from Simon Brewer and Juston Drake pretty much sums up what we have been hearing about with the bad driving. Only quick thinking and situational awareness kept them out of being in a wreck as the idiot in the pickup truck decided it would be a great idea to make a U-Turn on a two lane highway with traffic behind him, in a hail storm.
 
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