• 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.

NOW: Potential high-impact freezing rain event in OH/WV

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Posting this just as a note for anyone interested in seeing a high-impact weather event unfold in Ohio and West Virginia in real time. Temperatures have cooled into the upper 20s across the region with a rain shield rapidly approaching. This is a classic setup for a high-impact icing event that could shut down the region. I want to bring attention to the fact that currently there are no warnings, advisories or statements in effect to alert the public to the hazard. People will be waking up with no indication of what awaits them.

There is a chance that temperatures may warm rapidly once the rain arrives, but typically what occurs with these setups is that the ground is slow to respond to the air warmup, resulting in a brief 1 or 2 hour window of serious icing. Road icing likelihood is high with this, particularly with variations in elevation.

I sincerely hope I'm wrong and that this turns out to be a non-event due to rapid pre-precip warming, but this type of situation is a classic example of a weather event that can harm the public going by unnoticed and unwarned. The potential at least should warrant a mention somewhere, just as a tornado watch would.
 
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