• 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.

NOAA extends Mesonet Partnership with Climavision for Enhanced Radar Data

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I know this is a few months old, but it's definitely of interest to the weather community:

 
I admit, I have not been following this story. Are they going to target the well-known radar holes in the current network or is Climavision aiming for the major markets?
 
I admit, I have not been following this story. Are they going to target the well-known radar holes in the current network or is Climavision aiming for the major markets?
I'm still digging around for more information on this, I'll post what I can find, if/when I do find anything.
 
They have been filling in the known radar holes from what I can see. The first map is from June 2024 showing what has been installed and are operating. The second image is from April 2024 showing what they are eventually planning to cover. The green match the 1st map as being operational. The light blue are "in the works", though I have not looked to see if they have a list of current projects or not. The ones in AR are and will be a substantial improvement in filling those holes.

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As a commercial enterprise, I'm sure they would charge some type of fee for accessing their data. Glad to see something in the OK panhandle. Would be nice to have one in southern Arizona on a Mt. top near Casa Grande that would fill in the hole there for monsoon haboobs. It will be interesting to see how maintenance (down time) plays out on these units.
 
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