• 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.

NWS: New Glossary Feature Available for Text Products

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I notice this new feature, while browsing different WFO's in the
Central Region of the National Weather Service.

New Glossary Feature Available for Text Products

A new glossary feature is available for text forecast products issued by the National Weather Service. When a text product is opened in the web browser, terms that are in the glossary will be highlighted in the text.

Example: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_sto...d=1040&source=0

Example 2:
Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
341 PM CST MON JAN 16 2006

.DISCUSSION...
NEAR TERM FORECAST ISSUE IS PRECIP TRENDS/SNOW AMOUNTS INTO THIS
EVENING. A SMALL ENHANCED AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS MOVING
INTO NORTH CENTRAL IOWA.
Source:http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?site=DMX&issuedby=DMX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1
HEAVY SNOW IS HIGHLIGHTED, CLICK ON THAT, A POP UP WILL APPEAR
Source: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product.php?site=D...on=1&glossary=1
Heavy Snow
This generally means...

* snowfall accumulating to 4" or more in depth in 12 hours or less; or
* snowfall accumulating to 6" or more in depth in 24 hours or less


In forecasts, snowfall amounts are expressed as a range of values, e.g., "8 to 12 inches." However, in heavy snow situations where there is considerable uncertainty concerning the range of values, more appropriate phrases are used, such as "...up to 12 inches..." or alternatively "...8 inches or more...".You can either type in the word you are looking for in the box below or browse by letter

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