• 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.

Perth, Western Australia Tornado, 7th June 2012

Quite cold upper air too Michael. The 700mb temperature was -4C and with the surface temperature 19C, thats very steep lapse rates off the surface.
 
Based on footage from the cafe, I'd have to guess that either no warning was given or no one heeded a warning that was issued. People seemed completely unaware that a tornado was approaching and many even seemed to not care as it began to strike.
 
The first warning of the day was issued after two tornadoes had been reported including the one featured in the video. Tornado warnings are extremely rare in Australia. The Perth Bureau of Meteoology often issue a WATCH type warninsg for events like this but none was in place. I'm not sure too many people would take notice anyway.
regards, Michael
 
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