• 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.

Road ice season

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We're getting into the heart of road icing season in the US - it's already well underway in the usual spots that see the first snows, and on the doorstep for the rest of us.

If you have a chance during your severe weather awareness efforts, whether it be at conferences, spotter meetings, media interviews and the like, please consider giving this aspect of hazardous weather a mention alongside of tornadoes, hail, supercells and lightning.

I've been working since 2008 to compile information, data and photos/video on this hazard, all of which is at http://icyroadsafety.com. Feel free to use any of the statistics and tips from the site in your power point presentations or graphics - I'm not asking for plugs/links to the site, but of course they would be appreciated.

Thanks! -Dan
 
Those who have driven through Oklahoma and Arkansas (and probably other mid-southern states) should be very familiar with this sign:

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Kinda takes away any excuse for getting into an accident on a bridge lol.
 
That's too generic to be of any use. What would be better is a flashing sign that activates ahead of the bridge when ice is on the road. The sensors already pick that up, so why not advertise?
 
Rob:

ND has signs that have a LED flash that activates when there is the potential for ice on the road, or when the road de-icing equipment is activated.

-Eric
 
Cool, I added a banner on my site, some good information on there, appreciate it.
 
During winter, I often like to leave my window open a little on days when the road may be wet or icy. A dry road sounds different from a wet road, slushy road and from frozen-over roads. There are times, especially at night, when a road *looks* dry but it's actually ice (or vice versa).
 
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