• 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.

SPC U.S. Tornado Outbreak Interface

GPhillips

EF4
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Cool webpage on days which have had violent tornadoes. You can graphically look at the watches, convective outlooks, and numerous observations and environmental analyses on the days of significant tornado events. It's a little tricky to play around with and get what you want on the day that you want it, but still great for looking at historical tornado days.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/outbreaks/#
 
Thank you for the nice comments. I lead the project to create the outbreak interface. When we created the webpage, the decision was made to make the webpage quick and as powerful as possible to enhance visualization even if we had to sacrifice some intuitiveness. You say it is a little tricky to get what you want on the day you want it. I was just wondering what you mean by that. Was there something specific? I'm planning to update some things on the webpage this winter when the weather quiets down and I may be able to address any concerns you might have.
 
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