• 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.

Storm shelter test

Nice setup! Probably not worth the cost involved for most. The shelter industry is still reeling from a TV weathercaster in OKC who did them harm with his "if you aren't under ground you will die" comment years ago...
 
It looks stout, but I don't think these statements here in bold are true... ""We found out we far exceed anyting that can happen from a direct hit from an F-5 tornado," Guyse said. "We threw everything at it possible and there is virtually no damage."

What's the maximum speed a vehicle could reach inside an F5 tornado? You would have to first estimate that, then ram the car into it at that speed. Then estimate the speed of say a big rig diesel truck and try that. If it survived these impacts the above statements would be closer to being true, and I might get in it with an F5 coming. It would probably ride out lesser tornadoes no problem.
 
600 mph winds? Would that be an EF-6?

Seriously though, I wouldn't hesitate to get in it if an EF-5 was to sneak up on me and there was no time to get out of it's path. Of course, I would first check the neighborhood for diesel tankers :)

There are no guarantees in an EF-5, though. It would certainly be better than being in the bathtub with a mattress over you.
 
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