• 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.

Review: Storms of 2004 DVD

  • Thread starter Thread starter Kevin Scharfenberg
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Kevin Scharfenberg

http://www.towerofstorms.net/sls22/

Synopsis: "Storms of 2004", produced by Greg Stumpf and Jim Ladue, is a very good DVD purchase for a very good cause.

Long review:

Seven of 2004's most severe and memorable tornado events are reviewed. Each chapter begins with a brief overview of the meteorological setup, which is valuable for those of us with short-term memory, and for people wanting to learn more about chase strategy.

Then the major storms of the day are followed from the lenses of a variety of cameras. Sometimes 3 or 4 videos from different angles are displayed side-by-side, offering a different look at the same storm feature from multiple angles...a unique feature of this DVD not available from many other chase videos.

The video itself is excellent, with many close-up views of significant tornadoes and some great time-lapses. The contributors list reads like a "who's who" of storm chasers, including Shane Adams, Sam Barricklow, Martin Lisius, and Bill Reid. The videos include the incredible series of tornadoes on May 12th and May 29th in south-central Kansas, the southern Nebraska monsters of May 22nd and 24th, and the beautiful Mulvane tornado from June 12th, among several others. The memorable videos are accompanied by a very good original musical score by Greg Stumpf and Kinney Adams.

Another feature I liked was the occasional display of a radar image highlighting the location(s) of the chasers taking the video(s). This helps the viewer gain a perspective of where the photographer was positioned, and would even be helpful for people trying to learn more about spotting or chasing storms.

Chasers will be talking about the storms of 2004 for years to come, so this is an excellent compilation video and perfect cure the occasional bout of SDS.

-Kevin
 
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